China used to be Germany’s biggest export market for pork meat, but an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in September 2020 prompted the Chinese authorities to halt the trade. This short analysis for the media library of IAK Agrar Consulting – an agricultural consulting company and implementation partner of the DCZ – looks into the current state of affairs in the German and Chinese pig sector and discusses the potential for Germany to revive its pork exports to China.
Author: Michaela Boehme (DCZ)