China pork imports in April are higher by 24%
In April, China pork imports were higher by 24% compared to the same month last year, according to customs data, quoted by Reuters. The volume of pig meat imported has jumped to 136,517 tonnes.
This is the largest volume of pork imported in the last two years and a half but it is to be mentioned that data from the General Administration of Customs only covers muscle cuts and leaves uncharted feet, heads and other offal.
For the first four months of this year, China pork imports are 8.4% higher than the volume reported in the same period of 2018 but April seems to be the start for a period of increased imports. Analysts are expecting a surge in meat imports in the second half of the year as pork in cold storage is depleting constantly before mandatory ASF tests.
In 9 months since the first ASF outbreak was reported in China, the pig population in the country is 200 million pigs lower. Before August 2018, China's pig population was about 500 million, or half of the world's pig herd.
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