China 's African swine flu epidemic caused an 88 % YoY increase in imports of fresh and frozen pork from the EU in May , reaching a volume of 96,500 tonnes , according to AHDB Pork . The price of pork imports from the EU almost trebled to € 2.09 ( $ 2.32)/kg . Value almost trebled, with average export prices increasing from €1.48/kg last May to €2.09/kg this year. AHDB Pork also revealed exports to China accounted for 44 % of the EU 's May shipments , while total global pork exports from the EU reached 218,000 mt , a 20 % YoY rise in volume and a 40 % YoY hike in value .
China 's African swine flu epidemic caused an 88 % YoY increase in imports of fresh and frozen pork from the EU in May , reaching a volume of 96,500 tonnes , according to AHDB Pork . The price of pork imports from the EU almost trebled to € 2.09 ( $ 2.32)/kg . AHDB Pork also revealed exports to China accounted for 44 % of the EU 's May shipments , while total global pork exports from the EU reached 218,000 mt , a 20 % YoY rise in volume and a 40 % YoY hike in value .