The potential of exporting meat products to China was discussed at a meeting chaired by Serik Zhumangarin

According to forecast data, the consumption of meat products in China will increase in the coming years.

- According to the OECD-FAO forecast, beef consumption in China will increase by 1.1 million tons by 2031, imports will grow by 0.8 million tons, - Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Kairat Torebayev informed at the meeting. - An increase in the price of all types of meat is also expected. Only in August 2022, the price of one pork increased by 22.5%.

In 2021, the import of all food products to China increased by 28.8%. The top 3 suppliers of food products in China are Brazil, the USA and Thailand. At the same time, meat products are among the top 3 imported products.

The export of domestic food products to China in 2022 increased 3.6 times, amounting to about 254 million US dollars. China's share in the export of all food products of the Republic of Kazakhstan is 13.5%. In total, 152 enterprises exported food products from Kazakhstan to China last year. 99% of exports are oils, bran, feed, confectionery.

Today, Kazakh exporters show great interest in exporting chilled meat, fish products, poultry meat and offal, pork, eggs and other types of goods to China. However, the pandemic has become a serious barrier to the intensification of trade relations, since the end of 2019, no new protocol and memorandum have been signed between the countries, a number of Kazakhstani enterprises are awaiting inclusion in the registers of importers.

In addition, since the detection of foot-and-mouth disease in Kazakhstan in 2021, the export of frozen beef and lamb to China has been suspended. An inspection team is expected to arrive in Kazakhstan in April this year to make a final decision.