China's pork imports in September surged 76% from a year earlier while beef...
FILE PHOTO: Beef for sale is seen at a Walmart in Beijing, China, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Pork imports CNC-PORK-IMP for the first eight months of the year were 1.33 million tonnes, up 43.6% from the same period a year earlier, said the General Administration of Customs in a statement. The deadly African swine fever has reduced the world’s top pig herd by almost 40%, according to official data, after spreading unchecked throughout the country and leaving many farmers unwilling to replenish their farms.
Imports of beef, usually more expensive than pork, also seem to be benefiting from the meat shortage, with Reuters calculations putting September arrivals at 149,666 tonnes.
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