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[Agricultural and Livestock Newspaper = Reporter Hong Jeong-min] With the number of domestic pigs shipped this year expected to increase to 19.2 million, compared to last year, the global pork market is also showing a positive consumption trend, and the pig farming industry is expected to make a leap forward this year. The Korea Pork Future Research Institute recently forecasted last year’s self-sufficiency rate at 73.1% based on Korean Pork Farms in its 13th issue of the Korea Pork Report (Vol. 13.), and predicted this year’s pig shipments to increase by about 150,000 from last year to 19.2 million, and the wholesale price of pigs to 5,150 won per kg. According to the ‘Global Pork Market Outlook’ by Labo Research introduced by the Korea Pork Future Research Institute, pork

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, Reuters reported, citing market analysts. CME February lean hogs settled down 2.525 cents at 81.625 cents per pound, having reached lows of 80.900 cents per pound earlier in the session, their lowest point since Oct. 21. Fears about future pork demand from China, the world's leading pork importer, weighed on markets Monday, said Karl Setzer, partner at Consus Ag Consulting. China's economy, the second largest in the world, has struggled this year with a property crisis and tepid domestic demand. Possible hikes in US tariffs on China's goods when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January are also seen as headwinds to growth. Moreover, said Setzer, with the holiday season winding down in the US, traders are "starting to question how much consumer demand there will be when the holiday bills

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest report on Dec. 23. . .