Beef, pork and chicken trade grew by more than 4% in 2002

Introduction: (1) beef trade: in 2001, the annual beef trade volume was 5.75 million tons, a decrease of 70000 tons or 1.2% compared with 2000 International trade accounted for 11.7% of the total beef production in that year Australia, the United States and Brazil are the top three beef exporters in the world, with beef exports of 1.4 million tons, 1.05 million tons and 750000 tons respectively In 2001, Australia's beef exports accounted for 24.3% of the world's total exports, while the United States accounted for 18.0%; Brazil's beef exports increased by 250000 tons, an increase of 52% The top three beef importers are the United States, Japan and Russia, which import 1.45 million tons, 950000 tons and 700000 tons respectively US beef imports accounted for 28.9% of the world's total imports, while Japan's accounted for 19.3% It is estimated that in 2002, the world beef trade volume is nearly 6 million tons, a record high, 4% higher than that in 2001 The U.S beef export is adversely affected by the decline in production and the intensified competition in the international market The export volume continues to decline from the highest record of 1.1 million tons in 2000, and its beef export will be less than 1 million tons in 2002 Except for the United States, other major exporting countries will maintain growth in beef exports in 2002 Argentina and the European Union are expected to recover the export markets lost in 2001 due to FMD and BSE, while Brazil's beef exports will continue to grow at a high speed China's international beef trade volume is not large In 2001, it exported 60000 tons of beef, an increase of 13% over the previous year, accounting for only a little more than 1% of the global beef exports China's beef exports are expected to reach 55000 tons in 2002, down 6.7% from 2001 (II) pork trade: in 2001, the annual pork trade volume was 3.6 million tons, an increase of 150000 tons or 4.5% over 2000 International trade accounted for 4.3% of the total pork production in that year The top three pork exports in the world are from the European Union, Canada and the United States, with 1.25 million tons, 730000 tons and 710000 tons respectively In 2001, EU pork exports accounted for more than one third of the world's total exports (34.6%); U.S pork exports increased 125 thousand tons, an increase of 21.4%; Brazil's pork exports more than doubled in 2001 The top three pork importers are Japan, Russia and the United States, which import 1.05 million tons, 550000 tons and 450000 tons respectively Japan's pork imports account for 34.0% of the world's total imports, while Russia's accounts for 17.5% It is estimated that the world pork trade volume in 2002 will reach a record high of 3.7 million tons, up 4% from 2001 Affected by the intensified market competition in Japan and Mexico, the U.S pork export will decline from the highest record set in 2001, and its pork export will be less than 700000 tons in 2002 The European Union will recover market share lost in 2001 due to the outbreak of FMD, and pork exports from Brazil and Canada will continue to grow due to the expansion of their pig industry In 2001, China exported 140000 tons of pork, an increase of 90% over the previous year; however, China's pork exports are still less than 4% of the total global pork exports It is estimated that China's pork export will reach 125000 tons in 2002, a decrease of 10% over 2001 (3) chicken trade: in 2001, the volume of chicken trade was nearly 6 million tons, an increase of 800000 tons or 15.4% over 2000 International trade accounted for 13.5% of the total chicken production in that year The top three chicken exports in the world are the United States, Brazil and the European Union Their chicken exports are 2.8 million tons, 1.25 million tons and 700000 tons respectively In 2001, U.S chicken exports accounted for 46.8% of the world's total exports; Brazil's chicken exports increased by 38.2% over 2000, accounting for 21.1% of the world's total exports; EU chicken exports fell by 65000 tons The top three chicken importers are Russia, China and Japan, which import 1.3 million tons, 900000 tons and 700000 tons respectively Russia's chicken imports accounted for 26.9% of the world's total imports, China's 18.9% and Japan's 14.9% It is estimated that in 2002, the world chicken trade volume reached a record high of 6.3 million tons, up 5% from 2001 Demand for chicken will continue to rise due to its price advantage and consumer preference Chicken exports from the United States, Brazil, Thailand and other major exporting countries will increase with the increase of production; although the EU has export subsidies, the price is still high, and chicken exports will tend to decline in 2002 China is one of the largest chicken trading countries in the world The export of chicken has been growing rapidly year by year, 490000 tons in 2001, an increase of 25000 tons over 2000, up 5.4%; accounting for 8.2% of the world chicken trade Import 900000 tons, accounting for 18.9% of the world chicken trade It is predicted that in 2002, China's chicken import will maintain the level of 900000 tons in 2001, and its export will increase to 510000 tons, 4.1% higher than that in 2001 (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: