China's market of pork

The market of pork

China opened its doors to the French delicatessen, an agreement this way was finalized on Wednesday, March 26th during the visit of the Chinese president, Xi Jinxing, in Paris, restoring a little of breath in a sector in trouble.

Three French companies of delicatessen can export their products towards the gigantic Chinese market in the next weeks. Seven other companies should receive later such an authorization.

France was the first European country to be able to export of the fresh pork aimed in China, in 2005. But at the moment the exchanges remained confidential.

Both countries also signed a draft agreement to develop the export of reproductive boars towards China, to improve the quality of the Chinese pig breeding’s with the know-how in porcine genetics of France.

Several agreements were already tied this way, such that between the French Institute of the pork (IFIP) and the Chinese public group Bright Food in September, 2013. This protocol will allow multiplying this type of cooperation.

Market research on pork in China

The pork is the meat the most consumed in China, and pork on two in the world is Chinese.

Russia was for years the most important market of the European Union for the export of pork. Nevertheless, in 2011, China replaced Russia to become pork's biggest export market of the Union.

As bigger producer and consumer of pork of the world, China raised its requirements regarding safety of the pork, what pushed the demand growth in pork of the Union, what is of better quality. Besides the normal pork, the Union also exported towards China the other by-products, as heads, giblets, chops and feet of pork. The consumption of these products is very low in the countries of the Union. However, they correspond to the taste of the Chinese.

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