Asia Insights Global Markets Research Economics - Asia ex-Japan China: Will pork prices become an inflation driver in 2026? Since pork prices tend to be cyclical, the 21% fall in pork prices in 2025 evokes some hope that prices could rebound in 2026 and help China escape from deflation. However, the absence of seasonal pork price increases in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year holiday points to another year of muted pork price inflation. With the changing dynamics of pork supply and demand, we expect pork pr ...