From January to September China produced 5.9% more pork than in the same period last year.
In the first three quarters, China produced 41.5 million tons of pork, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%.
At the end of the third quarter, the total swine inventory was 443.94 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, of which 43.62 million were breeding sows.
October 24, 2022/ National Bureau of Statistics/ China.
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Last year, Chinese pork imports decreased by 53%.
Here's how commodity production evolved in China in 2022.
China produced 55.41 million tons of pork in 2022.
Chinese imports of pork and offal remain well below those of the same period of the previous year.
Soybean imports for marketing year 21/22 are revised downward while soybean production for MY 22/23 is forecast higher.
In the first quarter of 2022, Chinese pork imports have decreased by more than 60%.
China's populations of live pigs and breeding sows increased steadily during the first quarter of the year.
Rising feed demand coupled with limited availability and higher prices for protein-rich substitutes is expected to increase China’s soybean imports to a record high in marketing year 22/23.
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