Beef Imports & Exports in January ~ July

By CnAgri2013-09-06 14:18:28 Print According to the customs, China’s frozen beef imports and exports registered 143,000 MT and 2,537 MT respectively in January ~ July, up 996% but down 63.2% respectively on the year-on-year basis.
 
Beef import and export prices were $4,220/MT and $7,450/MT respectively, down 8.77% but up 15.68% respectively on the year-on-year basis.
 
As domestic beef production is predicted to decrease 10% this year from last year, beef imports are presumed to keep going up in the second half of this year but exports may keep shrinking.
      
        

From “China Livestock and Feed Market Weekly Report”