China makes biggest US pork order of 2020 as virus hits plants
by Bloomberg May 07, 2020
China is ramping up imports of U.S. pork, going against the trend as America’s meat exports have slowed overall with sick employees limiting production at meatpacking plants.
The world’s top pork consumer booked 40,200 metric tons of American meat last week, the Asian country’s largest order since October, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed Thursday. The sales came as some U.S. stores have started rationing meat and prices for both U.S. pork and beef have risen sharply.
U.S. meat output dropped by more than 30% last week amid slaughterhouse closures. Meanwhile, as the Chinese economy has started to gain traction after its coronavirus lockdowns, importers there are increasing purchases of all U.S. agriculture goods as part of the trade-deal pledge to buy billions more this year.
In addition to the large pork order, exporters also sold cotton, soybeans, sorghum and a small amount of U.S. beef to China.
The two countries will meet as soon as next week on the progress of the trade deal, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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