China

China Loses Appetite For Salmon, Seafood On Virus Contamination Worries

China's appetite for salmon and other seafood has crashed this month, after a resurgence in coronavirus infections in Beijing was traced to chopping boards...

China May Pork Imports Jump 86% On Year To 370,000 Tonnes

China imported 370,000 tonnes of pork in May, up 86% on the same month a year ago, customs data has revealed, as buyers boosted overseas purchases after a...

EU Imports From China Surge In April, Driven By Face Masks

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in imports by the European Union from China in April, largely driven by demand for face masks and other protective hyg...

PepsiCo China Food Processing Factory Halted After COVID-19 Infection Found

PepsiCo China has said that operations at one of its food processing plants in Beijing have been suspended after at least one employee tested positive for...

Food Exporters To China Asked To Declare Produce Is Coronavirus-Free

China's customs authority has asked food exporters to the country to sign a declaration their produce is not contaminated by the novel coronavirus, three p...

China Finds Heavy Coronavirus Traces In Seafood, Meat Sections Of Beijing Food Market

China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspe...

Norway's Salmon Exports To China Fell Amid Virus Outbreak

Norwegian salmon exports to China fell by a third last week to 240 tonnes, Norway's state-owned seafood marketing organisation has said. The 34% decline...

Shipping Firm Maersk Says Q2 Demand Beats Initial Expectations

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world's top container shipping firm, has said that market demand is more favourable than originally expected in the second quarter....