In the first three quarters, the national output of pork, beef, mutton, and poultry reached 76.27 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, with pork increasing by 3.2% and poultry by 9.3%.
The effects of hog production capacity control are beginning to show. At the end of the third quarter, the number of breeding sows was 36.02 million, a decrease of 3.59 million compared to the end of 2025, returning to the green zone of the control target.
November 4, 2026/ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ China.
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