Monthly import of meat products in China 2024-2025
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In May 2025, animal meat product imports to China amounted to approximately
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billion U.S. dollars, a slight decrease from the same month of the previous year. Total meat imports exceeded Log in or register to access precise data.
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billion U.S. dollars in 2024.Log in or register to access precise data.
Meat import overview
China is the world’s largest meat producer and importer. In 2023, over
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million metric tons of meat was produced in the country, over a half of which was pork. However, to meet the national demand, China imported more than Log in or register to access precise data.
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million tons of pork, Log in or register to access precise data.
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million tons of beef, Log in or register to access precise data.
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million tons of poultry meat, and Log in or register to access precise data.
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million tons of mutton and lamb in 2024 alone. Log in or register to access precise data.
What is African swine fever?
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.
