From January 1, 2022, the import tariff on pork will be increased from 8% to 12%.

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　　The Ministry of Finance website reported on December 15 that the "Notice on the 2022 Tariff Adjustment Program" issued by the Tariff Commission of the State Council stated that starting from January 1, 2022, according to domestic industrial development and changes in supply and demand, China will join the World Trade Organization.
Within the scope of the commitment, increase import and export tariffs on some commodities
.

　　In 2020, due to domestic pork shortages, the tariff on imported pork will be adjusted from 12% to 8%
.

　　Zhu Zengyong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that timely adjustment of tax rates is conducive to rational use of the international market to ensure domestic pork supply and stabilize pig prices
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　　Joel Haggard, senior vice president of the American Meat Export Federation Asia Pacific, said: “Any increase in the tax rate will create greater challenges for pork exporters
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　　According to customs data, the volume of imported pork in 2020 will reach 4.
39 million tons, accounting for about 55% of the total volume of imported meat, which is the most imported year in recent years
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In 2021, with the increase in domestic pig supply, the demand for imported pork will gradually decrease.
In September and October, the monthly import volume was only about 200,000 tons.
It is expected that the import volume will continue to decrease in 2022
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　　The goal of hog production recovery was completed half a year ahead of schedulex9V China Feed Industry Information Network-Based on feed, serving animal husbandry

　　The adjustment of the import tax rate is directly related to the recovery of China's pig production capacity
.
Monitoring data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed that in the last week of 2020, the national average price of live pigs was 34.
80 yuan/kg, and the national average price of pork was 51.
65 yuan/kg
.
As of the first week of December 2021, the national average price of live pigs was 18.
33 yuan/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 38.
3%; the national average pork price was 28.
91 yuan/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 36.
9%
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　　The main reason for the price drop is the increase in domestic production and supply
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At the end of 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs formulated the "Three-year Action Plan for Accelerating the Recovery and Development of Live Pig Production", which determined that the production goal for 2021 is to return to normal
.
By the second quarter of this year, the production capacity of live pigs had been fully recovered, and the target was completed half a year ahead of schedule
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　　According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, at the end of October there were 43.
48 million reproductive sows, an increase of 6.
6% year-on-year; the national pork production in the first three quarters was 39.
17 million tons, an increase of 38% year-on-year; The volume was 209.
4 million heads, an increase of 66.
6% year-on-year
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