Argentina: Pork consumption up nearly 8% in the last year
In June 2025, per capita consumption reached 17.92 kg, a year-on-year increase of 1.28 kg, trending toward diversification in the Argentine diet.
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In June 2025, per capita consumption reached 17.92 kg, a year-on-year increase of 1.28 kg, trending toward diversification in the Argentine diet.
Reducing costs in pig feed formulation depends not on a single action, but on the strategic integration of multiple factors: precision in formulation, ingredient selection, use of technologies, and efficient management of the nutrition model and purchasing.
In an effort to strengthen the safe trade of agri-food products, the health agencies of both countries worked toward new strategies to streamline existing protocols and open up trade for new products, both conventional and organic.
The total for the first half of the year reached a record high and represented a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Compared to the previous report, significant increases were estimated in global corn production, international trade, and ending stocks, due to higher forecasts for the U.S. harvest. However, global projections for soybeans were adjusted downward, given the expected contraction in oilseed production in the U.S.
Accumulated revenue for the year grew by 26.7%.
In total, Germany produced 0.1% less meat compared to the first half of 2024.
A year-on-year increase of 15% to 20% is projected in the central region, while the north faces risks from pests and tight margins.
The pork industry is experiencing its fastest growth in years, with a cumulative rate of 5.5%.
China's pork supply has increased recently, leading to a slight decline in pork prices.
Unusual drop in July and August of more than 17 cents, and it is expected to continue to fall.
The opportunities are real, but several challenges are holding the industry back.
Pigs are particularly vulnerable to heat stress due to their limited ability to dissipate body heat and genetic selection for higher productivity, which has reduced their heat tolerance. Improved technical results increase heat production, and today's lines produce 30% more heat than those in the 1980s.
Despite declines in April and May, pork production rebounded in June, consolidating a positive close for the first half of the year.
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 gives market developments and medium-term projections for world meat markets.
At the end of the first half of the year, slaughter increased 2%, reaching a record figure.