September 2026, Week 1

This week's key points

• —Brazil: Pork exports to Japan up 72% in Jan–Jul, making Japan the No. 2 destination
• —US: Belly primal cutout plunges 21% in a single day on Sep 3
• —US: Hog slaughter down 2.0% y/y, but the gap is narrowing — production flat with last year
• —US: Pork export sales up 10% in Jan–Jun, but customs-recorded exports up 3%
• —EU: Pig prices (carcass-weight basis) rise for a sixth week but stay low, down 17% y/y
• —EU: First-half pork production up 1.6% y/y across 11 major member states

Brazil: Pork exports to Japan up 72% in Jan–Jul, making Japan the No. 2 destination

Year to date: Brazil's pork exports (HS0203) totaled 799,204 tonnes in January–July, up 7.5% y/y. Of that, 110,209 tonnes (+71.9%) went to Japan — 13.8% of the total and second only to the Philippines. July: Total 115,408 tonnes (+2.3% y/y); Japan 18,350 tonnes (+101.7%), a monthly high.