China as a Potential Market for U.S. Pork Exports

Amponsah, William A.; Qin, Xiang Dong; Peng, Xuehua

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“…As a result, pork offal became a very important market for countries exporting to China ( Amponsah et al, 2003 ). In 2008 there were 553 million US dollars coming into the US from the export of pork offal ( Table 6 ).…”

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Pork Preference for Consumers in China, Japan and South Korea

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Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci

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Competition in global pork markets has increased as trade barriers have opened as a result of free trade agreements. Japanese prefer both loin and Boston butt, while Chinese prefer pork offal. Frozen pork has increased in terms of imports into China. Japanese consumers consider pork meat origin along with pork price when making purchase decisions. While the Chinese prefer a strong tasting pork product, South Korean consumers show very strong preferences to pork that is higher in fat. Therefore, South Korean consumers have a higher demand for pork belly and Boston butt. Consequently, the supply and demand of pork in Korea is hardly met, which means that importation of high fat parts is inevitable. In Korea there is lower preference toward low fat parts such as loin, picnic shoulder, and ham. During the economic depression in South Korea there have been observable changes in consumer preferences. There remains steep competition among the pork exporting countries in terms of gaining share in the international pork market. If specific consumer preferences would be considered carefully, there is the possibility to increase the amount of pork exported to these countries.

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