date:Jun 27, 2014
er Asian countries continue to grow. In China, particularly, a preference exists for non-locally produced meat driven by domestic quality issues. Local meat production is also failing to keep up with demand, despite drives for self-sufficiency. In addition, European meat is able to compete on price with locally produced. Packaged chilled meat and ready-to-eat meat has seen the fastest growth in China of an estimated rate of 20 percent per year. A ripe market, therefore, exists for imports and de