China opens doors wider for pork from Belgium

Published 2024년 11월 9일

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The Belgian Federal Agency for Food Safety (FASFC) has successfully negotiated an agreement with China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) to expand Belgian pork product exports to China, including products like pig's trotters that are rarely consumed in Belgium but popular in China. This development comes after a ban on Belgian pork following a swine fever outbreak in wild boars, in effect since 2021. This agreement, heralded by the Belgian Minister of Agriculture, David Clarinval, as a significant boost for the local pig farming sector, aims to increase the value of pork products by granting better market access and promoting more lucrative prices for farmers. The signing of this agreement in Beijing marks a milestone in bilateral agricultural trade relations between Belgium and China.

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The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) calls it an important step. The approval concerns products such as pig's trotters that are rarely consumed in Belgium, but are very popular in China. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has taken an important step together with the General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC) in expanding the export of Belgian pork products to China. After extensive negotiations, an agreement on the conditions for this was signed this week in Beijing. Swine fever The FASFC negotiated this together with the General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC). After the outbreak of swine fever in Belgium in wild boars, it took years for most countries to lift their embargo. Since the beginning of 2024, it has again been possible to export Belgian pork to China. The extension of this agreement opens the door to more export opportunities for the Belgian pig sector. David Clarinval, the Federal Minister of ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst