China Suspends German Pork Imports
China suspended imports of pigs, wild boars and other pork products from Germany after an outbreak of African swine fever among wild boar in Brandenburg, Germany, China’s customs authority said in a Sept. 11 notice, according to an unofficial translation. China said it will return or destroy all illegally imported German pork products, and violators will face customs penalties, according to an unofficial translation of the notice.
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The ban is expected to bolster the U.S.’s position as China’s top overseas supplier of pork, Bloomberg reported Sept. 14. The move could slash Chinese pork imports by about 300,000 tons this year, the report said, although Chinese pork importers could replace the lost shipments with imports from the U.S. and Spain.