The global animal protein industry, including the pork sector, is set to experience a slowdown in production growth in 2026, driven by both cyclical and structural factors, according to RaboResearch’s Global Protein Outlook for 2026. While seafood and poultry will lead growth, pork and beef production will contract amid challenges from disease outbreaks, trade disruptions, and sustainability pressures, demanding strategic adaptation and technological integration from industry players, the report predicts. The forecast pork and beef contraction would mark the first reduction in global terrestrial species output in six years.  The report suggestes the slowdown is influenced by both cyclical factors,…