-China’s Meat Imports by Type
In 2020, #pork (4.3M tonnes) constituted the most significant type of #meat supplied to China, accounting for 63% of total #imports. Moreover, pork imports exceeded the figures recorded for the second-largest type, #beef (2.1M tonnes), twofold. The third position in this ranking was occupied by #lamb and #sheepmeat (365K tonnes), with a 5.4% share.
In 2020, the volume of pork imports grew twofold, while beef purchases rose by +27.6% y-o-y. Imports of lamb and sheepmeat dropped by -7.0% y-o-y.

In value terms, pork ($11.9B), beef ($10.2B) and lamb and sheep meat ($1.7B) appeared to be the most imported types of meat in China, together accounting for nearly 100% of total imports.