Which country raises the most pigs in the world? People here eat 5 times more pork than in the US.

After a sharp decline in the pig herd due to African swine fever, China has recovered its production capacity thanks to rapid farm reconstruction. China's pork output is expected to reach 56.8 million tons in 2024, approaching the record set in 2014. The United States and Spain will take second and third place, with 12.7 million tons and 4.8 million tons, respectively, followed by Brazil, Germany and Russia. China is also the world's largest pork consumer. Each year, its people consume more than five times more pork than those in the United States. Despite having the largest pig herd in the world, China still has to import about 1.9 - 2 million tons of pork every year. The main pork suppliers to China are Spain, Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States. In February 2025, the price of live pigs in China fluctuated continuously. Specifically, the price of live pigs in this billion-people market decreased by 3.4% to 15.2 yuan/kg (equivalent to 53,200 ...