It follows a new outbreak of African swine fever which hit southwestern China on a farm with a total of 102 pigs. China's African swine fever epidemic prompted an 88% YoY increase in imports of fresh and frozen pork from the EU in May, reaching a volume of 96,500 mt, according to AHDB Pork. The price of pork exports from the EU almost trebled to €2.09 ($2.32)/kg. In addition, China is also increasing its purchases of raw materials for food production by about 10% per year, with shipments rising from 83,000 tonnes last year to more than 1 million this year.
China's African swine fever epidemic prompted an 88% YoY increase in imports of fresh and frozen pork from the EU in May, reaching a volume of 96,500 mt, according to AHDB Pork. The price of pork exports from the EU almost trebled to €2.09 ($2.32)/kg. In addition, China is also increasing its purchases of raw materials for food production by about 10% per year, with shipments rising from 83,000 tonnes last year to more than 1 million this year.