March 3, 2006

 

Trade data for China's 2005 livestock products

 

 

China saw a sharp increase in beef and mutton exports in 2005, while exports of pig products slowed, according to a report on the Ministry of Agriculture's website.

 

The report also indicates that per capital consumption of beef and mutton was only 15 percent of that of pork last year.

 

The following are tables of export and import data. (Volumes are in tonnes and values are in million US dollars.)

 

 

  Cattle Products  Volume      Change On Yr     Value       Change On Yr

  Imports          8,066       -71.03 percent    96.28      -58.56 percent

  Exports         54,800       +46.43 percent     182      +36.66 percent

 

  Sheep Products  Volume      Change On Yr     Value         Change On Yr

  Imports          N.A.           N.A.            56.66        +23.97 percent

  Exports           N.A.          N.A.             59.78       +27.57 percent

   (Note: Figures for imports and exports of sheep products not provided in report.)

 

  Pig Products     Volume        Change On Yr     Value        Change On Yr

  Imports        199,800        -31.34 percent     179        -25.33 percent

  Exports         388,300       -6.84 percent       947        -1.96 percent

 

 

The report also stated that China's per capita consumption of eggs was around 0.93 kilogrammes per month from January to November and provided the following trade data for egg products. (Values are in US dollars, B for billion, M for million.)

 

 

  Egg products    Volume      Change On Yr      Value          Change On Yr

  Import           9,621       +5.15 percent    399,000        -43.37 percent

  Export         1.2 billion   -13.02 percent     75.1 million     +11.69 percent