According to AHDB Pork, although much of the world’s attention has been on China, it was not the only Asian market taking more pork in early 2016. Japan too increased its intake in the first three months of the year by over 20%, compared with the same period last year.
At 209,000 tonnes, its purchases were the highest for this time of year in records back to 1994, although China overtook it as the world’s leading importer during the period.
Tuesday May 3 2016/ AHDB pork/ United Kingdom.
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