Macri announced that China had authorized the import of Argentine pork – Telam

China has authorized the import of Argentine pork meat, announced today President Mauricio Macri during a visit to the La Pompeya meat packing plant in the province of Buenos Aires. Aires, Marcos Paz.

"They want to buy us because they trust us in the quality of our products and that we will comply with them," said Macri, accompanied by the secretary of the agribusiness sector, Luis Miguel Etchevehere; and the representatives of the Argentine Rural Society, Daniel Pelegrina; Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas, Darío Chiesa; Argentine Agrarian Federation, Carlos Achetoni and Coninagro, Daniel Kindebaluc.

The opening of this market took place as part of the official mission carried out last week by Etchevehere in China, who signed the document with the Deputy Minister of the General Administration of Customs of this country, LI Guo.

The signing of the protocol is the culmination of a "long negotiation process" led by the leaders of Agroindustria, Senasa and the Chancellery and represents a "unique opportunity" for local hog producers. , China being one of the major consumers and importers. of the world, they highlighted the portfolio.

According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), pork production in China in 2018 reached 54 million tons; while domestic consumption exceeded 55 million and per capita consumption was nearly 40 kilograms per year.