Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters
Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters
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China set to receive first shipment of chilled pork from Argentina in move to offset African swine fever

  • African swine fever has forced China to increase its pork imports, which could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year
  • Argentina announced it had clinched a deal in April to access the world’s biggest pork market, with the first shipment containing 26 tonnes of pork cuts

Topic |   China economy
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Updated: 1:44pm, 21 Nov, 2019

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Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters
Chinese pork imports could reach record levels of as much as 4.6 million tonnes next year, Dutch financial services firm Rabobank said this month. Photo: Reuters
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