Meat exports to China spur in October
China was Vietnam’s largest meat buyer, among its 14 foreign markets, in October, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade.
Vietnam exported 2,020 tonnes of meat and meat products to China for US$7.52 million, up 61.2% and 5.2%, respectively, compared to September.
Among the meat and meat products exported, frozen poultry meat accounted for the largest share, 1,230 tonnes, worth US$2.25 million, marking a month-on-month increase of 266.7% in volume and 243.1% in value. China purchased 63.1% of the total during the month.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong (China) was the biggest importer of frozen pork from Vietnam, buying 89.2% of the total.
