Belgium warns of the European impact of Chinese anti-dumping on pork

During the meeting of the EU Agriculture Ministers on November 17, Belgium presented a point of agreement (AOB) focused on the anti-dumping investigation that China is conducting on European pork, a process that, according to the country, has become a direct threat to the internal market and the cohesion of the EU's own pig sector. The Chinese investigation began on June 17, 2024, and targets fresh, chilled, and frozen pork as well as pork products from the EU. China decided to extend the process until December 16, 2025, and, on September 5, published preliminary conclusions that, according to Beijing, confirm the existence of dumping. As a result, on September 10, provisional anti-dumping duties were applied, highly differentiated according to the degree of cooperation of the companies involved: 15.6%–32.7% for cooperating companies, 62.4% for non-cooperating or not included in the initial investigation. Belgium finds itself in the latter group due to the embargo imposed by China ...