What is the taste of imported pork?

What is the taste of imported pork?
Sep 3, 2007 04:03
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	What is the taste of imported pork? So far, I have never tasted it yet. Do not feel frustrated. We will taste it soon. On August 28th, the largest meat producer Smithfield Foods Inc. declared that they had reached the agreement with COFCO, a very large Chinese trade company and will export about 600 million pounds of pork to China before the end of this year. Not long before, China has experienced the short supply of hogs while the price was also skyrocketing. The blue-ear disease has spread over China and caused serious damages. At present, the price of pork is down about 1.5%. However, it seems that the supply of hogs still can not meet the demand. Thus, China decided to import a large amount of pork from US to make up the loss caused by blue-ear disease. Of course, some people have their understanding of this move. Now, the price of pork has fallen down a bit. And the government encourages farmers to feed pigs. Under such circumstances, Why did China import such a large amount of pork from US? This will hit the pork market and the price next year. According to a survey made by a newspaper, the imported pork and the domestic pork have different customers. it is estimated that the price of the imported pork can reach about 40 yuan per jin. The ordinary people can not afford to buy the imported pork. Thus, the imported pork won't compete with domestic pork. What do you think of the imported pork, to make the loss of blue-ear disease or not? The price competition between imported and domestic pork will outbreak or not? By the way, my foreign friends, do you ever taste Chinese pork? How dose it taste?

Sep 3, 2007 04:03

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What is the taste of imported pork? So far, I have never tasted it yet. Do not feel frustrated. We will taste it soon. On August 28th, the largest meat producer Smithfield Foods Inc. declared that they had reached the agreement with COFCO, a very large Chinese trade company and will export about 600 million pounds of pork to China before the end of this year.

Not long before, China has experienced the short supply of hogs while the price was also skyrocketing. The blue-ear disease has spread over China and caused serious damages. At present, the price of pork is down about 1.5%. However, it seems that the supply of hogs still can not meet the demand. Thus, China decided to import a large amount of pork from US to make up the loss caused by blue-ear disease.

Of course, some people have their understanding of this move. Now, the price of pork has fallen down a bit. And the government encourages farmers to feed pigs. Under such circumstances, Why did China import such a large amount of pork from US? This will hit the pork market and the price next year. According to a survey made by a newspaper, the imported pork and the domestic pork have different customers. it is estimated that the price of the imported pork can reach about 40 yuan per jin. The ordinary people can not afford to buy the imported pork. Thus, the imported pork won't compete with domestic pork.

What do you think of the imported pork, to make the loss of blue-ear disease or not? The price competition between imported and domestic pork will outbreak or not? By the way, my foreign friends, do you ever taste Chinese pork? How dose it taste?

Sep 3, 2007 10:23

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One of the good things about a global economy is that when there is a shortage of some thing in one place it can be imported from another place. I doubt that importing pork is a threat to Chinese pig farmers. Labor, feed and regulatory costs are high here so Chinese pig farmers should be able to beat the American pork producers on price.

As for flavor, it will be interesting hear the Chinese opinion of feedlot fed pork.

Sep 3, 2007 21:24

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The price of pork has fallen down a little bit. But I do not think it returns to the nornal price. Why did China import pork from US? Just as the report said, great losses have been made by the blue ear disease. China has to make up the losses. On the other hand, the imported pork can be used as the reserve. If the diseases outbreaks again or the pork price fluctuates, less losses will be caused.

The price of the imported pork surely will be higher than domestic pork because the cost of transport and other expenditures will be included. On contrary, domestic pork has the advantage of price. Thus, I do not think it is a threat to Chinese og farmers too.

For flavor, I have not got a chance to taste the imported pork. Personally, I think the feedlot fed pork is not good because the pigs are all fed by the feedstuff.

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