Russian pork exports to China have reached 33.8 thousand tons since the beginning of 2024

Since the beginning of 2024, Russian pork exports to China have amounted to 33.8 thousand tons, and by the end of the year, supplies may approach 50 thousand tons. This was stated in a presentation by Yuri Kovalev, Director General of the National Union of Pig Breeders, presented during the conference "Agrotrends of Russia 2024-2025". "By the end of 2024, supplies to China may approach 50 thousand tons," the presentation says. According to the results of ten months of 2024, China entered the top 3 buyers of Russian pork. "In July, Russia increased its share in Chinese pork imports to more than 5%, which allowed it to enter the top five largest suppliers of this meat to China for the first time," the materials note. In general, for January-October 2024, the total export of pork products from Russia amounted to 247.8 thousand tons, which is 23% higher than the figure for the same period in 2023. As indicated in the materials, by the end of the current year, exports may reach 300 ...