Japan Pork Supply and Demand
Monthly pork balance for Japan on a boneless-cut basis since 1990: beginning stock, production, imports, exports, estimated ending stock, estimated marketing quantity, the number of hogs slaughtered and the average carcass weight.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Estimated beginning stock | 239,252 | 234,626 | 216,997 | 210,908 | 209,659 | 213,087 | 204,996 | 219,130 | 231,400 | 234,720 | 238,033 | 241,504 | 244,675 | 238,240 | 221,774 | 216,539 | 216,940 | 214,044 | 208,194 | 216,186 | 223,306 | 222,777 | 222,398 | 218,756 | 217,906 | 214,164 | 196,729 | 189,236 | 187,125 | 194,008 | 191,501 | 204,407 | 212,501 | 224,929 | 238,736 | 240,825 | 244,794 | |
| Production | 72,196.6 | 72,157.82 | 69,295.8 | 77,020.79 | 78,207.01 | 73,952.34 | 80,663.52 | 82,670.49 | 76,401.43 | 81,312.63 | 71,018.22 | 63,684.18 | 69,871.76 | 68,598.46 | 73,100.86 | 77,456.89 | 76,051.71 | 72,608.06 | 79,909.83 | 80,654.98 | 78,376.06 | 79,514.05 | 68,742.17 | 65,645.58 | 71,673.56 | 66,308.83 | 76,075.86 | 78,976.03 | 77,332.57 | 77,561.96 | 80,200.26 | 81,152.19 | 82,649.56 | 78,466.99 | 69,500.41 | 70,174.93 | 68,264.28 | |
| Imports | 92,725.87 | 86,816.2 | 93,571.05 | 103,287.96 | 76,792.34 | 65,441.84 | 83,073.17 | 68,312.8 | 65,268.34 | 84,875.25 | 76,219.51 | 74,021.93 | 82,687 | 83,730.9 | 90,459.55 | 93,904.49 | 65,956.24 | 71,911 | 80,505.1 | 76,518.31 | 78,216.47 | 86,742.45 | 78,666.15 | 84,077.74 | 86,154.53 | 81,660.44 | 94,087.09 | 98,780.5 | 74,351.09 | 64,526.76 | 72,026.69 | 67,663.38 | 74,813.11 | 70,100.34 | 61,726.59 | 73,862.49 | 74,830.96 | |
| Exports | 149.95 | 156.87 | 148.88 | 148.75 | 193.06 | 86.9 | 114.93 | 154.64 | 198.1 | 125.73 | 167.66 | 146.69 | 100.03 | 126.62 | 120.38 | 96.82 | 142.96 | 137.55 | 84.31 | 167.5 | 106.81 | 121.81 | 82.73 | 95.49 | 100.56 | 107.46 | 94.07 | 105.52 | 137.14 | 101.85 | 79.75 | 151.39 | 100.51 | 165.56 | 135.62 | 104.71 | 166.18 | |
| Estimated ending stock2 | 243,053 | 239,252 | 234,626 | 216,997 | 210,908 | 209,659 | 213,087 | 204,996 | 219,130 | 231,400 | 234,720 | 238,033 | 241,504 | 244,675 | 238,240 | 221,774 | 216,539 | 216,940 | 214,044 | 208,194 | 216,186 | 223,306 | 222,777 | 222,398 | 218,756 | 217,906 | 214,164 | 196,729 | 189,236 | 187,125 | 194,008 | 191,501 | 204,407 | 212,501 | 224,929 | 238,736 | 240,825 | |
| Ending stock of imported product | 220,402 | 216,179 | 210,959 | 193,172 | 186,013 | 186,194 | 190,177 | 182,068 | 196,931 | 209,457 | 213,175 | 216,178 | 219,105 | 220,673 | 214,149 | 197,256 | 192,115 | 192,819 | 190,508 | 185,736 | 194,797 | 201,922 | 201,197 | 200,290 | 195,529 | 193,156 | 189,925 | 174,059 | 166,119 | 165,686 | 173,172 | 170,120 | 184,253 | 192,812 | 203,477 | 217,704 | 220,067 | |
| Ending stock of domestic product | 22,651 | 23,073 | 23,667 | 23,825 | 24,895 | 23,465 | 22,910 | 22,928 | 22,199 | 21,943 | 21,545 | 21,855 | 22,399 | 24,002 | 24,091 | 24,518 | 24,424 | 24,121 | 23,536 | 22,458 | 21,389 | 21,384 | 21,580 | 22,108 | 23,227 | 24,750 | 24,239 | 22,670 | 23,117 | 21,439 | 20,836 | 21,381 | 20,154 | 19,689 | 21,452 | 21,032 | 20,758 | |
| Estimated marketing quantity2 | 160,971.52 | 154,191.15 | 145,088.97 | 174,071.01 | 153,557.29 | 142,735.28 | 155,530.76 | 164,962.65 | 153,741.66 | 169,382.16 | 150,383.07 | 141,030.42 | 155,629.73 | 145,767.74 | 146,974.03 | 166,029.56 | 142,265.99 | 141,485.51 | 154,480.62 | 164,997.79 | 163,605.72 | 165,605.69 | 146,946.59 | 145,985.83 | 156,877.52 | 144,119.81 | 152,633.88 | 170,158.01 | 149,435.52 | 148,869.87 | 149,640.2 | 161,570.18 | 165,456.16 | 160,829.77 | 144,898.38 | 146,021.71 | 146,898.07 | |
| Marketing quantity of imported product | 88,502.87 | 81,596.2 | 75,784.05 | 96,128.96 | 76,973.34 | 69,424.84 | 74,964.17 | 83,175.8 | 77,794.34 | 88,593.25 | 79,222.51 | 76,948.93 | 84,255 | 77,206.9 | 73,566.55 | 88,763.49 | 66,660.24 | 69,600 | 75,733.1 | 85,579.31 | 85,341.47 | 86,017.45 | 77,759.15 | 79,316.74 | 83,781.53 | 78,429.44 | 78,221.09 | 90,840.5 | 73,918.09 | 72,012.76 | 68,974.69 | 81,796.38 | 83,372.11 | 80,765.34 | 75,953.59 | 76,225.49 | 79,971.96 | |
| Marketing quantity of domestic product | 72,468.65 | 72,594.95 | 69,304.92 | 77,942.04 | 76,583.95 | 73,310.44 | 80,566.59 | 81,786.85 | 75,947.33 | 80,788.9 | 71,160.56 | 64,081.49 | 71,374.73 | 68,560.84 | 73,407.48 | 77,266.07 | 75,605.75 | 71,885.52 | 78,747.52 | 79,418.48 | 78,264.25 | 79,588.24 | 69,187.44 | 66,669.09 | 73,096 | 65,690.37 | 74,412.79 | 79,317.51 | 75,517.43 | 76,857.11 | 80,665.51 | 79,773.8 | 82,084.05 | 80,064.43 | 68,944.79 | 69,796.22 | 66,926.1 | |
| Hogs slaughtered | 1,305,544 | 1,288,532 | 1,229,739 | 1,368,528 | 1,386,157 | 1,309,123 | 1,410,448 | 1,491,170 | 1,371,167 | 1,477,874 | 1,314,179 | 1,176,939 | 1,281,345 | 1,231,128 | 1,297,264 | 1,376,277 | 1,352,993 | 1,290,122 | 1,404,144 | 1,464,059 | 1,410,149 | 1,456,301 | 1,277,024 | 1,222,678 | 1,311,022 | 1,193,034 | 1,358,497 | 1,408,525 | 1,370,659 | 1,374,725 | 1,412,722 | 1,461,938 | 1,483,301 | 1,437,124 | 1,292,791 | 1,300,258 | 1,247,064 | |
| Average carcass weight | 79 | 80 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 78.6 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 81.3 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 78 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 78.1 | 79.4 | 80 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 78 | 76.8 | 77.1 | 78.2 |
Latest reading
Production stood at 72,196.6 tons in Jul 2026. That is +0.1% from Jun 2026 and +3.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1990 to Jul 2026.
- Latest
- 72,196.6 tons
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.1%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +3.3%
About this data
Monthly pork balance for Japan on a boneless-cut basis since 1990: beginning stock, production, imports, exports, estimated ending stock, estimated marketing quantity, the number of hogs slaughtered and the average carcass weight. Source: Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), compiled from MAFF Meat Statistics, MOF Trade Statistics and ALIC's own surveys.