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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
Argentina has sent its first shipment of chilled pork to China, the government of the South American farming powerhouse said on Wednesday, as China’s pork imports rise due to a devastating outbreak of African swine fever at home.
The shipment included 26 tonnes of pork cuts, according to a statement from the Agriculture Ministry in Buenos Aires.
“This step further consolidates our livestock sector on the world market,” the statement said.
Argentina announced it had clinched a deal in April to access the world’s biggest pork market.
Argentina, already a major world supplier of soybeans, corn, wheat and soybean meal livestock feed, is pushing to increase exports of pork and beef.
Why soaring pork prices are a touchy problem for China’s leaders
Why soaring pork prices are a touchy problem for China’s leaders
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.
The surge in imports comes after African swine fever, a fatal pig disease, spread through China, which has the world’s largest hog herd, killing millions and discouraging many farmers from replenishing their farms.
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