Daily Times
May 3, 2021
As China has a supply gap of beef and Pakistan has sufficient capacity, it is hoped that Pakistani beef will soon enter the Chinese market, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN).
According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20, more than 8 million rural households in Pakistan engage in livestock production which contributes to 35% to 40% of their total income. Over the years, animal husbandry has surpassed farm production and become the biggest contributor to value-added agriculture.
Pakistan has 208 million food animals, with a milk output of over 60 million tons and an annual production of 20 billion eggs, Khurshid Ahmad, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, said. Compared with Pakistan, China is a large meat importer. In 2020, China’s beef production reached 6.72 million tons, and the import volume reached 2.1183 million tons with an increase of 27.65%, setting the beef import record.
Pakistani beef gets opportunity to enter Chinese market
National
May 3, 2021
BEIJING: As China has a supply gap of beef and Pakistan has sufficient capacity, it was hoped that Pakistani beef will soon enter the Chinese market, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN).
According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20, more than 8 million rural households in Pakistan engage in livestock production which contributes to 35% to 40% of their total income.
Over the years, animal husbandry has surpassed farm production and become the biggest contributor to value-added agriculture.
Pakistan has 208 million food animals, with a milk output of over 60 million tons and an annual production of 20 billion eggs, Khurshid Ahmad, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, said.
Pakistani beef on bumpy road to China
Beijing eyes FMD free meat and dairy products for import
May 02, 2021
BEIJING:
According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20, more than eight million rural households in Pakistan engage in livestock production which contributes to 35% to 40% of their total income.
Pakistan has 208 million food animals, with a milk output of over 60 million tons and an annual production of 20 billion eggs, said Ministry of National Food Security and Research Animal Husbandry Commissioner Khurshid Ahmad.
China’s annual output of beef and mutton add up to 10 million tons, said Li Jinghui, Deputy Secretary General of China Animal Agriculture Association and President of White-feathered Broiler Alliance, adding that “China’s per capita output is a few kilograms, which fails to meet domestic needs. That’s why there are millions of tons of imports.” China is a major meat importer while animal husbandry plays an important role in the economy of Pakist
ISLAMABAD, Apr. 29 (Gwadar Pro)- He Cheng, Prof at College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, said that Pakistan could boost meat exports up to $12-15 billion following the successful implementation of FMD Free Zone agreement with China.
Prof Cheng was speaking at a webinar on animal husbandry and fisheries cooperation between China and Pakistan. The webinar, the third in series of such online moots, was hosted by the Chinese embassy in Islamabad and organised by China Economic Net and China Machinery Engineering Corp.
Pakistan and China signed the FMD Free Zone agreement in May 2019 during a visit of Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.