Chinese pork imports up in first quarter of 2023
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Monthly pork imports to CHINA (in tons). Source: China General Administration of Customs .
However, it should be noted that this increase is mainly due to January imports, which reached 220,000 tons of pork, as in February and March these imports fell to 160,000 tons and 150,000 tons respectively, which is still slightly higher than the previous year (130,000 tons). and 140,000 tons respectively in February and March 2022).
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