The autumn of 2025 seems just as risky and uncertain as it has been in the previous 6 months, sats John Strak. Photo: Koos GroenewoldThe autumn of 2025 seems just as risky and uncertain as it has been in the previous 6 months, sats John Strak. Photo: Koos Groenewold

International pig market expert John Strak says warning signs are flashing in the global pig price cycle as 2025 heads into its final quarter. With China imposing new tariffs on EU pork and production steady in the US and Europe, the market’s fragile balance could soon tip. When I wrote my piece for the previous quarterly update in July my theme was “resilience” in the face of much uncertainty. I finished my piece by saying, “I will go as far as to predict that pig producers in North

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