Tag: pork

Friday, March 12th 2021 - 13:20 UTC
Brazilian record pork exports in first two months; China the main market

Brazilian pork exports (fresh and processed) recorded a 20.3% increase in February, totaling 81,100 tons compared to 67,400 tons registered in the same period in 2020. Revenues from sales in February totaled US$ 185.7 million, 19.9% higher than the second month of 2020 when sales reached US$ 154.9 million.
Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 08:34 UTC
Inflation in China falls 0,2% in February; pork prices drop 14,9% year on year

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, fell 0.2% in February from a year earlier, paving the way for China's steady economic recovery in the post-COVID era as the price trend kept stable, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Pork rib dishes soar in China following the ban on German pig meat imports

The cost of China's much-loved pork rib dishes is soaring after Beijing suspended imports of pig meat from major supplier Germany, hurting restaurants still recovering from the coronavirus hit earlier this year.
Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Far East absorbs all the pork Brazil can produce; in July exports soared 48% over a year ago

According to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein, (ABPA), in July, Brazilian pork exports (both fresh and processed) totaled 100,400 tons – 47.9% higher than in the same period of 2019, with 67,900 thousand tons. In revenue terms, the total balance of July reached US$203.1 million, a figure 37.3% higher than that registered in July last year, at US$147.9 million.
Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 10:55 UTC
China pork imports expected to reach 2.8 million tons this year

China expects to import more soy and pork this year to supply domestic demand, after the coronavirus pandemic and the impacts of swine fever decimated its pig herds. Meanwhile, soy imports are estimated to reach 92.48 million tons this year.
Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:49 UTC
China lifts tariffs on 696 products imported from the US, including farm and energy products

China said on Tuesday it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the United States including key agricultural and energy products such as pork, beef, soybeans, liquefied natural gas and crude oil.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:20 UTC
China to tap strategic frozen reserves to help contain pork prices

China is considering tapping into its strategic frozen reserves of meat, its top economic planner said on Wednesday, as it grapples with a swine fever outbreak that has ripped through its massive pig-farming industry.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
African swine fever: Pork prices in China soaring and the worst is yet to come

Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China's massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand - but analysts warn worse is yet to come.
Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Outbreak of African swine fever in China, a great opportunity for pork producers

Brazil is in a position to step up pork exports to China where an African swine fever outbreak has become a “transformational event” for the global meat industry, Pedro Parente, chief executive of Brazilian food processor BRF SA, said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Russia lifts ban on imports of pork and beef from nine Brazilian plants

Russia's agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products.