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szdaily -> Business/Markets -> 
Russia wants to sell China more chicken wings
    2019-05-24  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

RUSSIA’S ambition to become a global player in the chicken market is getting a helping hand from the virus decimating China’s hog herd.

For the first time since the Soviet era, Russia is sending poultry to China. The market for cheaper alternatives to pork is opening up as analysts say China could lose 30 percent of its pigs to African swine fever.

The move could be a big step forward for Russia’s poultry industry, which wants to become a major supplier to more countries.

It’ll likely take time to seriously challenge major shippers like the United States, Brazil and the European Union, but last month’s sale of chicken wings could be a warning of more competition for exporters hoping to send more to China.

After doubling poultry output in the past decade to rank as the No. 6 producer, Russia may already be able meet some of China’s needs. For example, its chicken exports last year were equal to a third of Chinese imports.

“We expect China to be among our main customers,” said Andrei Terekhin, head of the export department at Russia’s Cherkizovo Group, which plans to ship poultry to China soon. “The situation is favorable for entry to the market.”

Russia still imports a bit more chicken than it exports, and until earlier this decade didn’t produce enough chicken to warrant sales to China. But after six years of talks — clouded by Russian outbreaks of bird flu — China last year agreed to allow imports.

Miratorg Agribusiness Holding sent 54 tons of wings to China in April, and the Russian National Meat Association said the country could send tens of thousands of tons to China within a couple of years.

China will need to import more pork and substitute meats following outbreaks of African swine fever, which has led to more than 1 million pigs being culled. The country’s poultry imports will jump 68 percent to 575,000 tons this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts.

(SD-Agencies)

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