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During his trip to the People's Republic of China, German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, and Minister Yu Jianhua of the Main Customs Administration signed two bilateral agreements to continue moving towards the liberalization of the food market for German agricultural exports.
After many years of negotiations, a joint declaration has been reached on lifting the ban due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on the export of German beef to China. Germany has adopted comprehensive measures against BSE and has been free for years. Beef exports to China have not been possible since the BSE crisis of the early 2000s. Agreement has also been reached on phytosanitary requirements, that is, those related to the health of plants and plant products, for the export of fresh apples from Germany to China.
New talks are also expected to take place on German pork exports from areas unaffected by African swine fever (ASF). The export of German pork to China has not been possible since ASF appeared in Germany in 2020. That same year, Germany exported 319,448 tons of fresh, chilled, or frozen pork to China (plus offal and fat). In 2023 there were only 739 t. Germany has taken comprehensive measures to combat the disease and there are currently no cases of ASF in domestic pigs. It has also limited ASF in the wild boar population to a small area through strict control and prevention measures.
April 17, 2024/ BMEL/ Germany.
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