Why did South African steaks return to China after seven months?

? Since the beginning of this year, the meat market demand in China has greatly increased. Besides pork, China has also increased the import of beef. According to the latest data, in the first three quarters of this year, China imported 1.132 million tons of beef, an increase of 53.4% over last year. Besides, a lot of overseas beef is being exported to China. According to media reports on October 15th, 5 tons of beef from South Africa have arrived in Chengdu, China successfully after the whole cold chain transportation. It is worth noting that this is the first time that South African beef has been imported into southwest China since it was allowed to return to the China market in July this year.

It is reported that China imported 6,8 tons of beef from South Africa last year, which has become the country's largest beef export destination. However, in March this year, South African beef exports to China were suspended due to quality problems. Fortunately, four months later, South Africa was re-qualified to export to China, and it took seven months for the first batch of beef to arrive in China after South Africa resumed exporting to China. In addition to the first batch of 5 tons of South African beef, it is estimated that by the end of this year, China Chengdu International Railway Port will continue to import 5 tons of South African beef to fill the gap in the imported meat market. At the same time, the first batch of Argentine beef was welcomed at Chuanshan Port in Ningbo, China. It is understood that this batch of ***27 tons of Argentine beef with a value of $133, is undergoing quality inspection at this port and will be sold to the whole country after passing. In the first seven months of this year, Argentina's beef sales to China more than doubled to US$ 87 million. The market share of Argentine beef imports in China reached 21.7%, slightly higher than that of Brazil, and it became the largest beef importer in China in a short time.

? It is worth mentioning that recently, as a major beef supplier to China, Australia also emphasized its confidence in exporting beef to China. Elders, an Australian beef export company, claims that Australia's goal of exporting meat worth 3 billion Australian dollars to China every year will not be affected. However, with the increase of Argentine beef exports to China and the return of South African beef to the China market, it may be difficult to achieve the goal of 3 billion Australian beef exports to China.