The Nationwide Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is happy to announce profitable efforts to resume registrations of all 300+ U.S. pork harvesting and chilly storage services eligible to export to China.
“U.S. pork producers now have maintained entry and elevated certainty to export their merchandise to the 1.4-billion-person Chinese language market,” mentioned NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys. “NPPC’s management and give attention to market entry for U.S. pork is paying off, and we’re not stopping right here.”
Over the previous few months, the U.S. Division of Agriculture and the U.S. Commerce Consultant have actively engaged with China’s Common Administration of Customs to resume the registration of U.S. pork services that have been set to run out or had not too long ago expired. These U.S. services have been renewed to export to China for 5 years.
China stays an essential vacation spot for sure sorts of U.S. pork merchandise, reminiscent of offals, that return extra worth to U.S. pork producers than in different markets. This underscores the continued focus by NPPC on entry to as many markets as attainable, making certain excessive worth locations are accessible for the numerous various kinds of pork merchandise produced within the U.S.
Exports account for greater than 25% of U.S. pork manufacturing and help greater than 140,000 U.S. jobs. In 2024, U.S. pork producers exported $8.6 billion of pork merchandise.
Additionally in 2024, greater than 367 thousand metric tons of U.S. pork have been exported to China, value over $1.1 billion. Roughly 55% of pork selection meats (offal) exports go to China.
NPPC will proceed to advocate for market entry for U.S. pork merchandise and services.
