China's meat production will grow by 4.2% in 2025.

China's total meat and poultry production increased by 4.2% to 100.72 million tons by the end of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Beef production increased by 2.8% to 8.01 million tons, pork by 4.1% to 59.38 million tons, and poultry by 6.7% to 28.37 million tons. Meanwhile, mutton production decreased by 4.2% to 4.96 million tons.

Milk production increased by 0.3% to 40.91 million tons, while egg production decreased by 2.5% to 34.98 million tons.

At the end of December, China's pig population totaled 429.67 million heads, up 0.5% from the previous year. Last year, 719.73 million pigs were slaughtered, which is 2.4% higher than the 2024 figure . In 2025,

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harvested 714.88 million tons of grain, which is 1.2% higher than the previous year, according to the State Statistical Office report. This is the second consecutive year that the figure has exceeded 700 million tons. Prior to this, annual grain production exceeded 650 million tons for nine years.

The wheat harvest last year amounted to 140.07 million tons (unchanged), corn - 301.24 million tons (+2.1%), rice - 209.04 million tons (+0.7%), and soybeans - 20.91 million tons (+1.3%).