In August 2024, animal meat product imports to China amounted to approximately 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, a significant decrease from the same month of the previous year. Total meat imports exceeded 14.9 billion U.S. dollars from January to August 2024.
African swine fever is a viral and usually fatal animal disease which affects domestic pigs and wild boars. The first outbreak of this disease was officially reported in 1907. However, the virus causing it had evolved hundreds of years earlier. In mid-2018, a particularly virulent strain of African swine fever was detected in China and was later reported in Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, other Asian countries as well as Australia and Europe. The disease was expected to kill around a quarter of the world’s pig population and an even larger proportion of China’s hog herd. Naturally, the crisis inflated the global pork prices and boosted imports in countries such as China, where pork has long been the most consumed type of meat.
China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024
(in million U.S. dollars)
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China Customs. (September 25, 2024). China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/
China Customs. "China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/
China Customs. (2024). China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/
China Customs. "China's Monthly Import of Meat Products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/
China Customs, China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
China's monthly import of meat products from August 2023 to August 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], China Customs, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275899/chinas-monthly-imports-of-animal-products/