Pork export boom to China at the end?-China's pork prices drop! China's pork imports in the year 2016 have doubled the previous year. Imports were necessary after the Chinese own generation by around 15%. A reduction of sows stocks in previous years by about 20% as a result of lack of profitability had a supply deficit is listed at short notice to fix in conjunction with increasing environmental protection requirements and structural adjustmentswas booming exports towards China in the 1.Hälfte of the year 2016 . Compared to the previous years doubled the supplies in the Middle Kingdom. Chinese pork imports come from many large and small exporters. Self smaller exporting countries benefited from pork such as Brazil and Chile. The EU itself could take the largest share of the China trade with pork. The failure of the Russian imports as a result of the import lock had released EU export capacity by 750,000 t pork. The Fallen EU prices combined with a weak euro exchange rate European exporters gained a significant competitive advantage over the two big competitors from North America United States and Canada. This includes certain Chinese ideas about the ingredients in the feeding, came to quality and sanitary measures. With statements of the 3rd quarter of 2016 a certain saturation effect of Chinese imports, however shows. The high previous growth rates tend to zero. Only for the two North American countries small increases are observed. Here the extremely Low U.S. prices below €1 / kg SG despite a strong dollar, export-unfavourable play a considerable role. Met for the EU this development at the end of the 3rd quarter with a usual seasonal increase in the number of battleso that lost EU pig price rd. 20 ct / kg. Whether the discount can help stimulate exports is not safe, because pork prices on the return March are also in China. Compared to the high price situation in the summer the Chinese courses are now about 15% lower. For the 4th quarter of 2016 is usually not further increases to China. For the year 2017 , it is estimated a slightly lower Chinese import volume, where the question is still active, who comes with low-cost deliveries to the course. In the United States with their extreme low prices play a substantial role. Canada could lack large-scale growth promoter usage come to the course even more than previously. The Canadian exchange rate remains critical.
