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USDA: Global pork production increases in 2021

Global pork production this year has increased from previous forecasts to 105.1 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's latest "Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade" report

New Zealand's pork industry warns massive piglet deaths if farrowing crates are banned

Piglets at farms in New Zealand risked getting crushed or trodden on by their mothers if farrowing crates are banned, the country's pork industry said.

FAO: Global meat output to increase 2.2% this year

Global meat output in 2021 is forecast to increase by 2.2%, to 346 million tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
USDA: Global pork production increases in 2021
New Zealand's pork industry warns massive piglet deaths if farrowing crates are banned
FAO: Global meat output to increase 2.2% this year
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