Pork Prices & Forecast Report: Q3 2025

The 2025 pork markets in Asia, EU and the US are highly dynamic – impacted by diseases, seasonal demand and production, and evolving trade patterns in response to tariffs, rapidly changing policies, and underlying supply and demand fundamentals.

Top global pork importers vs. exporters

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United States

2.31M mt exports in 2024 (1st largest exporter) 3rd World’s largest producer (12.61M mt – 10.8% in 2024)

Main destinations:

Mexico

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Japan

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S. Korea

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China

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Spain

1,79M mt exports in 2024 (2nd largest exporter) EU is the 2nd largest producer (21,25M mt – 18.2% in 2024)

Main destinations:

EU - 1,12M mt

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China - 252 thousand mt

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Japan - 184 thousand mt

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Brazil

1,14M mt exports in 2024 (3rd largest exporter) 4th largest producer (4.5M mt – 3.9% in 2024)

Main destinations:

China - 20 thousand mt

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Philippines - 218 thousand mt

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Chile - 111 thousand mt

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Mexico

1.19M mt imports in 2024 (World’s largest importer) 8th largest producer (1.59M mt – 1.4% in 2024)

Main suppliers:

US - 1.16M mt

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Canada - 168 thousand mt

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Brazil - 41 thousand mt

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China

Imported 1.05 million mt, with a value of 2.09 billion USD World’s largest producer (Produced 57.06 million mt of pork in 2024)

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World’s largest producer and consumer Import mainly from Spain and Brazil

Japan

Imported 974,460 mt in 2024

Import mainly from Canada and the US

Asia’s leading pork importer after China

Korea

Imported 563,210 mt in 2024

Import mainly from the US, Spain and Canada

Asia’s key importer

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