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Hog slaughter, pork production, and consumption showed slight growth, while international trade fell in both imports and exports.

Preliminary data on Portugal's international trade have been released.

Domestic pork production decreased along with exports, while imports showed a significant increase.

Mexican pork production and imports saw increases in the first quarter while exports contracted.

98,000 tons of meat substitutes worth 458 million euros were produced in 2021. Meat production declined by 8% in value terms over the same period.

The member states that have requested the largest amount of private storage aid for pigmeat are the Netherlands, Denmark, and Spain.

March pork exports were the largest so far this year but well below the record-large totals posted in March 2021.

The continued price strength stemmed from higher world poultry, pig and bovine meat prices.

According to the latest USDA estimates, China will continue to be the world's leading pork producer and importer. The European Union will be the leading exporter of pork.

In the first fifteen weeks of 2022, Mexican pork exports showed a weekly growth of 0.85%.

The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to exclude livestock farming from activities eligible for agricultural subsidies and to include ethical and ecological alternatives, such as cell farming and plant proteins.

In the first quarter of 2022, Chinese pork imports have decreased by more than 60%.

In March, pig meat prices registered the steepest monthly increase on record since 1995.

In 2021, Russian exports of agricultural products totaled $37.1 billion. This is 21% more than in 2020.