The remarkable dynamics of global pig meat trade

The first article in this series focused on the tripling of meat production between 1970 and 2020. Not surprisingly, with higher pig meat production levels, trade levels also changed considerably – even faster than production levels. And African Swine Fever outbreaks cause further boosts to trade. Between 1970 and 2020, global pig meat trade increased from 630,000 tonnes to over 13 million tonnes, a twentyfold increase. That number is derived from trade statistics of the UN’s Food and A