March 25, 2024 10:00 GMT
MNI BRIEF: China Expands Austrian Pork Import Scope
MNI (BEIJING)
MNI (Beijing)
China has expanded imports of Austrian pork meat to now include edible pig by-products, according to an announcement by the General Administration of Customs on Monday.
Pork prices, a major CPI driver in China, will rise steadily in H2 as government policy to reduce breeding sow population reasonably using market mechanisms to deal with excessive supply takes effect, an agricultural policy advisor recently told MNI. (SEE: MNI INTERVIEW: China's CPI Pork Prices To Rise In H2)
Authorities will permit the import of pork products subject to Austria -- an EU member state -- being clear of swine fever, the notice said.
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