What is the price of pork per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China pork is between US$ 0.96 and US$ 2.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 1.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of pork in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for pork is between CNY 6.75 and CNY 16.71 per kilogram or between CNY 3.06 and CNY 7.58 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China pork is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 1.67 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.76 per pound(lb).
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China Pork Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Pork from China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.40 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.21 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 4.28 US dollars per kg, and then rose to 4.74 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then peaked at 4.77 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping slightly to 4.71 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Pork from China in 2023 will be around 4.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 4.73 US dollars per kg.The exports of pork from China are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of swine (HS code 020630)
- Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020312)
- Prepared or preserved meat and offal of swine, incl. mixtures (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purpose, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160249)
- Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020319)
- Frozen meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020329)
- Frozen edible livers of swine (HS code 020641)
- Frozen hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020322)
- Edible offal of swine, frozen (excluding livers) (HS code 020649)
- Fresh or chilled carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020311)
- Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, and bellies and cuts thereof) (HS code 021019)
- Frozen carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020321)
- Prepared or preserved shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine (HS code 160242)
China Pork Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Pork into China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 4.48 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.40 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped to 4.21 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 4.28 US dollars per kg in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at 4.74 US dollars per kg, before dropping slightly to 4.77 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows the price at 4.71 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Pork into China will remain relatively stable in the next two years. The price is expected to be 4.71 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 4.72 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for China pork
The total values in export for pork in China were US$ 1,306,248, US$ 1,396,862, US$ 1,301,324 and US$ 890,472 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China pork - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China sold 208,002 tonnes of pork. For 2019 alone, the interest in China pork (meat category) has gone down, with a change of -32.76 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pork's exports went down by -34.45 pc netting the nation US$890.47m for the year 2019. China's pork exports are classified as:
- Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, and bellies and cuts thereof) (HS code 021019)
- Edible offal of swine, frozen (excluding livers) (HS code 020649)
- Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020319)
- Prepared or preserved meat and offal of swine, incl. mixtures (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purpose, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160249)
- Fresh or chilled carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020311)
- Frozen edible livers of swine (HS code 020641)
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of swine (HS code 020630)
- Frozen hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020322)
- Prepared or preserved shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine (HS code 160242)
- Frozen meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020329)
- Frozen carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020321)
- Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020312)
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China pork export values
In 2019, China supplied pork worth 890.47m USD, a reduction of -31.57% from 2018's total pork export of 1301.324m USD. The yearly change in value of China pork between 2017 to 2018 was -6.839%.
The per year change in the quantity of China's pork exports between 2017 and 2019 was -34.45% compared to a variation of -32.76% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
China's share of the world's total pork's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 41 in world exports of pork.
Export markets for China pork ( in '000$ )
China's leading export markets for pork are Japan, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of pork. The annual growth of China pork in value between 2015 to 2019 was 30%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 14%, per annum.
China procured 6,024,590 tonnes of pork in 2019.