China tops the list of beef importers from Russia

"According to the results of the first three months of this year, China topped the list of the largest importers of Russian beef, surpassing the leader of last year's ranking - Vietnam," the press service reported, citing a report from the RSHB Center for Industry Expertise (SEC). The volume of supplies of domestic beef to China in the first quarter of 2021 increased more than 20 times year-on-year, to 3.663 million tons, while its export as a whole over the same period - 2.5 times, to 6.5 thousand tons. The press service clarified that statistics, including edible offal of cattle, do not take into account Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. "The high rates of export growth (of beef from the Russian Federation - ed.) In the first quarter of this year are explained both by the low base effect and by the competitive price, which makes Russian beef popular among Chinese consumers," explained the head of the ESC Andrey Dalnov. China, due to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in ...