China's pork market remains for the time being dependent on imports The massive production declines of Chinese pork production from the year 2014 are to the present day not yet been offset. Due to increased production costs with emphasis in the area of animal feed, sows holdings to 20% have been reduced at low pork prices. A reconstruction of the populated regions with a focus on in the coastal cities and in the Southeast due to high risk of water contamination is no longer allowed. Existing plants be shut down or relocated in the rural North - and South-western areas in the Interior of the country. You need capital and scarce in China area to feed deployment and Gülleverwertung. The backyard attitudes with the regional supply go back significantly. The construction of stables is capital intensive to Chinese conditions, because on hygiene and environmental devices large value is set. The ratio is not enough by destocking to the build yet a convincing growth of the animal stock. Little reliable figures to be the actual livestock. Misperceptions by 20% too high are not uncommon. Chinese producer prices for pigmeat appear rd €3,20 / kg , although quite expensive, but the cost of production are. Feed costs hit with high feed prices and bad food exploitation by 3 to 4-to-1 twice to beech. The daily increases are between 500 and 650 g per day. Substantial losses through epidemics occur again and again. The developments to date suggest that for the year 2017 continued high imports of pork will be, who are back in the year average barely behind last year. The boom-like imports 2016 will not recur during the summer months in this size, but it is an year-round higher monthly average of import assumed. The sunken Chinese pig prices dampen import volumes. A fierce competition for the Chinese market area is the potential suppliers from EU, United States, Brazil and Canada . The EU has benefits from the weak euro exchange rate, no growth promoters and some hygiene aspects. The United States and Canada come up trumps with low pig prices of 1.15 to €1.35 / kg.
