China lifts import ban on Belgian pork

After six years, a Belgian container full of pig heads, ears, and snouts left for China.

In 2023, China imported a total of 2.72 million tons of pork and offal, a 5% decrease from the previous year and half the imports from 3 years ago.

This is how many pigs were sold, how much pork was produced, and how many pigs were in China in 2023.

With the Chinese market, total Russian pork exports could reach 400-500 thousand tons per year.

Sick pigs will no longer be required to be sampled for ASF. Belgium has not had any infected animals since 2020.

The Chinese government continues to implement plans to reduce and replace soybean meal in animal feeds.

China's economy continued to recover in November.

African swine fever (ASF) spread from Europe to China in 2018—one of the largest animal disease incidents ever. The outbreak reduced China’s pork supply, and Chinese pork prices more than doubled to reach record levels.

The European Commission gave its final approval for the second call for the voluntary closure of pig farms.

Wallonia is once again taking measures against the overpopulation of wild boars that they have been struggling with for years in the south of the country.