China is the largest aquaculture-producing country in the world. According to data in the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, total global fish production in 2018 was 179 million tonnes — of which aquaculture production is 82.1 million tonnes. This means aquaculture output accounted for 45.86% of the total output.

With one more international event to get nations to be more serious in their climate commitments, the call for real changes in agriculture persists.

In September 2020 at a seminar, the chairman of Chinese swine producer Zhengbang Group put forward the goal of achieving 100 million head, which if realised, would represent more than 15% of the country's swine production capacity.

From August 2018 to 2021, the price of China's live pig market has experienced abnormal fluctuations, seeing an increase of as much as four times at one time. However, since the beginning of this year, the price of pigs has fallen back to the where it started three years ago.

Several factors this year are pressuring animal producers in China to look into low-cost feed formulation options: the continuing decline in swine prices as corn and soymeal prices continue their uptrend, and fluctuations in the prices of feed additives due to power rationing.

With the onset of the summer season, the number of African swine fever outbreaks began to increase sharply in Poland, with most occurring in September.

The volume of pork coming into the Chinese market will increase significantly in the fourth quarter this year and the first quarter in 2022, resulting in an oversupply of pork in China during the period, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced.

China's pork output for July-September was 12.02 million tonnes, up 43% compared with a year earlier, and the highest since the third quarter of 2018.

Brazilian pork exports totaled 112,200 tonnes in September, a monthly record, and 29.7% higher than exports in the same period last year, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein.

The Australian red meat and livestock industry's ability to adapt and respond to significant challenges over the past 12 months has positioned the sector strongly in the global market, according to Meat & Livestock Australia's (MLA) 2021 State of the Industry report released on October 5.

The United States' year to date poultry production is 33.927 billion pounds, just ahead of the pace in 2020, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

A survey by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein indicates a total of 756,500 tonnes of Brazilian pork exports between January and August this year, against 678,300 tonnes in 2020.

The country's swine production is set to rise next year following a rebound in its sow population while its pork production is expected to increase 2% to meet strong demand for domestic pork, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

Next year, Chinese hog production is expected to drop by 5%, as the country's policies will disincentivise small- and medium-scale operations by controlling how quickly pork prices increase, according to USDA.

The total number of beef cattle in the country has increased by close to 100,000 head to 3.98 million in the year ending June 30, 2021, according to Beef and Lamb NZ.

The European Union produced 1.88 million tonnes of pork in May, down 1% from April but up 5% (96,600 tonnes) year-on-year, according to the United Kingdom's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

In their August Supply and Demand report, US economists removed nearly five bushels an acre off their estimates from last month, putting this year's corn crop at 14.75 billion bushels on yields of 174.6 bushels an acre - down 415 million bushels from July's estimates.

The Philippines' agricultural output had dropped by an annual 1.5% in the second quarter of 2021 due to a slump in livestock and fisheries production, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on August 9.

The number of organic pigs in Germany increased by 36% between 2010 and 2020, representing under 1% of the country's total pig inventory.

The amount was 13.2% higher than the same period in 2020 when 96,100 tonnes were exported.

The country's pork output in April-June was 13.46 million tonnes, up 40% compared with the same period last year, according to calculations based on official data.

The European Union's pigmeat production is expected to continue increasing this year, as additional production in some EU countries more than compensated for the decrease attributed to the African swine fever outbreak in Germany.

US soybean exports had reached the second-highest value ever at US$7.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, nearly double from the decade low levels from the same period in 2020.

At the end of May, the United States' total cold storage stocks of meat and poultry came in at slightly above two billion pounds - approximately 190 million pounds, or 9%, below a year ago.

From January to May, international sales of Brazilian pork totaled 453.9 thousand tonnes, a 18.44% increase in volume, compared to 383.2 thousand tonnes in the same period in 2020.

Higher releases prior to the Dragon Boat Festival, in conjunction with diminished demand due to aggravating Covid-19 situation in Guangdong, exerted pressure on the fast-growth broiler market.

Producers held tryptophan stable after clearing excess stocks. Sales were limited as most feed manufacturers were cautious with the hog market weak.

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced on May 27 that the country has been ...

Germany's pig prices have increased last week as restaurants reopened in the country with the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns and EU exports continued to compensate for lost sales to China, experts said on May 21.

Brazil, India, America, and Argentina led 2020's export growth –but the latter two grow no more beef today than they did 20 years ago.