Source: 3tres3.com
In the first half of 2024, China imported a total of 510,000 tons of pork, down 45.8% over the same period last year (940,000 tons) and much lower than the record value of 2020 (2,120,000 tons). tons) and 2021 (2,300,000 tons), as shown in the chart with quarterly data.
Regarding offal, from January to June this year, China imported 600,000 tons (an increase of 1.69%) and continued the increasing trend starting from November 2023, when the volume of internal imports for the first time Chinese viscera is higher than pork weight.
Despite the disappointing figures, the monthly decline in pork and offal imports in the second quarter of 2024 (an average decrease of -20.23% compared to the same period in 2023) is still much milder than the decline recorded in the first quarter (-36.67%).
