China reopens to US pork
China this afternoon gave notice that it is ready to accept imports of US pork, following negotiations between Chinese and US officials in March that led to an agreement in which China pledged to reopen its markets to US pork.
Chinese mainland pork exports in the first four months of this year declined sharply due largely to mounting pig raising cost according to figures from the General Administration of Customs, which stated that in the period January to April, mainland China exported 24,000 tonnes of pork, a decrease of nearly 55% compared with the same period last year.