Laurens Hoedemaker, President of UECBV – the European association for meat production, meat trade and livestock trade – is very confident that the announced investigation by the People’s Republic of China will prove that there is no dumping of European pork products on the Chinese market.

He stated: “Our meat producers are always looking for the markets that pay the best price for our high quality European pork products.
For the ears, snouts, tails, feet and stomachs, that market is China. Countries that are currently unable to export to China due to ASF have difficulties in finding alternative markets and are receiving significantly lower prices.”

In addition to that, the export of pork products to China has shown a decline from 3,726 to 2,673 billion €, meaning about -28% (source: Eurostat) over the last two years.

Looking at this big picture, one can come to only one conclusion: “There is absolutely no dumping of European pork products on the Chinese market. We feel confident that the enquiries of the People’s Republic of China will prove this. We hope to continue the mutually beneficial cooperation with China, enabling us to provide the Chinese consumers with the high-quality, safe and sustainable pork products from Europe.”