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The rise in pork production is forecast to result in a slight increase in exports but lower than usual imports.

Breeding herd shows no sign of growth.

This revision adjusted the national target number of reproductive sows from 41 million to 39 million.

Slaughter was down 4.8% year-on-year.

According to preliminary data, the pig population in December 2023 was 9769.7 thousand, an increase of 1.5% compared to the same period last year.

Due to the sustained heat wave, approximately 10% of the planted area for second crop soybeans will be lost in the core area.

According to Rabobank's "Global pork quarterly Q1 2024" report, production will slow in 2024.

Average soybean yield is estimated at 4.12 t/ha vs. 1.33 last year. The new production estimate is 1.5 Mt higher than the 18.7 Mt forecast for the region under normal weather conditions.

Crop production reached a value of 37.3 billion euros (+1.4%), while livestock production was estimated at 35.3 billion euros (-0.8%).

If the weather holds, a record corn season is expected, with the potential for record third-quarter exports.

This is how many pigs were sold, how much pork was produced, and how many pigs were in China in 2023.

Clean pig kill in 2023 fell 10% year on year to the lowest annual clean pig kill in a decade.

Argentina's corn, wheat, and soybean production and exports in 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has published its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.

Breeding sow population stabilizes.

The number of pig farms has fallen 35.0% since 2013.