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Pig production and pork exports are projected to increase slightly in 2026 as the industry recovers from African swine fever.

Argentine agribusiness consolidated its global presence by eliminating sanitary barriers in more than 160 markets in 2025.

Santa Catarina achieved unprecedented results in international trade in animal proteins, driven by strong performance in chicken and pork and market diversification.

The Council of the EU has taken a historic step by approving two key decisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement, while EU farmers and livestock producers continue their protests against it.

The pig farming sector is expected to have fewer pigs and much fewer farms by 2040.

U.S. pork exports continued to build momentum in October, led by a record performance in leading market Mexico.

The total import ban imposed in 2022 has been lifted with a regionalization agreement.

This update projects increases in global maize production, international trade, and ending stocks, driven by an upward revision in U.S. harvest estimates. In contrast, the global outlook for soybeans has been revised downward, both for production and ending stocks, as a result of the anticipated contraction in U.S. supply and exports of this oilseed.

The year 2025 was marked by significant results for Brazilian pig farming, driven mainly by the country's record exports.

International wheat prices declined while maize and sorghum prices rose.

Prices declined across all meat categories, with those of bovine and poultry meats falling the most.

Following strong performance in 2025, the Brazilian pork industry forecasts a year of increased exports, stable prices, production growth, and attractive margins for producers in 2026.

In December alone, shipments increased by 25.8% compared to the same period in 2024.

Vietnam spent US$358 million on Russian imports of more than 159,000 tons of chilled or frozen pork in the first 10 months of 2025.