Eu Lobby Groups Warn Of “serious Damage” From China’s Pork Duties

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China kicked-off an investigation successful June past twelvemonth to ascertain whether nan EU was blameworthy of exporting pork products to nan Asian state astatine prices that put section producers astatine an unfair advantage. The probe was owed to past 12 months but has precocious been extended to 16 December. A akin enquiry was besides launched successful August past twelvemonth for dairy products but that has been extended to February.

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In what was described arsenic a preliminary ruling, China will require EU pork exporters to taxable deposits to customs authorities astatine rates varying from 15.6% to 62.4%. 

“China has consistently exercised be aware and restraint successful nan usage of trade-remedy measures,” a spokesperson for nan Ministry told Xinhua, adding that its authorities is unfastened to speech pinch nan EU to reside nan waste and acquisition disparities.

Copa and Cogeca, which correspond farmers and agri-cooperatives successful nan EU, said they “strongly regret nan decision” by China arsenic it will “undoubtedly origin superior harm to European pig producers”.  

Antonio Tavares, chair of Copa and Cogeca’s moving statement connected pig meat, said: “It is unacceptable that European pig-meat producers are being forced to salary nan value for governmental waste and acquisition disputes. These measures only service to fortify our world competitors while weakening EU producers.” 

The manufacture groups noted that EU companies that person cooperated pinch China’s investigation were now taxable to little duties of betwixt 15.6% and 32.7%, while others look 62.4%. 

China’s pork probe began successful June 2024 aft applications from Chinese home industries covering pork products intended for quality consumption, including fresh, chilled, and stiff cuts, arsenic good arsenic innards.  

Major European pork producers specified arsenic Danish Crown, Vion and Litera Meat were identified successful nan probe astatine nan time.  

Copa and Cogeca warned that nan effect of duties is expected to widen beyond nonstop exports, placing further unit connected nan EU’s soul pig-meat markets successful ray of accrued entree for US pork producers and existing “instability” for nan bloc’s pork exporters. 

“The European Commission must urgently rethink its waste and acquisition argumentation and guarantee that nan farming assemblage is not treated arsenic a bargaining spot successful world negotiations,” Tavares concluded.