Rosselkhoznadzor has begun the process of registering pork suppliers to China

According to Chinese law, all enterprises engaged in the production and storage of food products, including MEAT and offal, dairy and fish products, beverages and beekeeping products, must be registered and included in the CIFER registration system. “Supplies of products from these enterprises will be allowed after CHINA confirms them in its registration system,” the press service explained. When the first batch for delivery to China is processed, the department will provide additional information about this. “We expect that supplies of Russian pork to China will begin in the next two months,” they added.

RUSSIA plans to resume pork supplies to China in 2024 after a nearly 16-year hiatus caused by restrictions imposed in 2008 due to the spread of African swine fever. The HEAD of ROSSELKHOZNADZOR, Sergei Dankvert, said at the end of December that deliveries could begin in the next two months. In December 2023, a protocol on inspection, quarantine and veterinary and sanitary requirements for pork from Russia was signed in Beijing, and at the end of the month a veterinary certificate was approved. According to forecasts by the National Union of Pig Producers (NSU), Russian pork supply companies may occupy up to 10% of China's import market within several years , but in 2024 a small volume of supplies is predicted - up to 30 thousand tons.

NSS General DIRECTOR Yuri Kovalev previously said that the opening of the Chinese market is an important event for the pig farming industry, since the further development of domestic pig farming is associated with a possible increase in exports after the domestic market is saturated. Kovalev estimated the Chinese import market at 2.5-3 million tons of pig products annually and assumed that it would remain at this level for many years. He also expressed confidence in the ability to EXPORT about 500 thousand tons of pork within two to four years, given favorable developments.