China will import less Spanish pork

China it increases its production of pork in order to depend less on its importers. His intention is to save all logistical problems which greatly increase the cost of the final product. The question is: what does this mean for the sector in Spain? Let's discover the keys in this article.

According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, China will increase its pig production in 2022. Your herd will grow to 665 million head, which is a 2% more than in 2021. In terms of meat production, production is expected to reach 50 billion tons. The number represents a 5% more that in 2021 and this growth will be carried out by the large producers.

The increase in Chinese pig production it will also result in reduced imports. The country's leaders are fully aware of the logistical problems facing the world. The bottleneck that we saw after the traffic jam of a freighter in Suez are proof of it. Above all, the biggest problems are the shortage of refrigerated containers, the testing and disinfection procedures of COVID-19 and centralized storage for imported products.

These challenges translate into retrasos y higher costs. So that, China it reduces its dependence on the five countries from which it imports the most. Spain occupies the first position in a list with other great protagonists such as Brazil, USA; Denmark and Netherlands. The sector will be somewhat affected in Spain, although the situation suggests other important problems within the pig world. Among them, the raising of an excessive number of pigs in macro farms.

The result, in addition to the suffering of these animals, is the contamination of groundwater by slurry. In this way, it is clear that eating too much meat results in serious damage to the environment and animals. But… almost half of Spanish pork exports go to China. What direction will the chinese trade policies in the next years? How can you balance the international meat trade and care for the environment? We will be up to date.