Chinese meat save Primorye residents from the high price of sausage

Local producers will be able to save on imported raw materials thanks to a new supplier from China.

The growth in prices for meat products in Primorye to avoid opening up the market for the supply of meat from China (PRC). Experts believe that, thanks to the Chinese local raw materials manufacturers will be able to abandon the purchase of meat from Brazil at an inflated price. However Roselhoznadzore warn raw materials from China still need to check, RIA PrimaMedia.

Russia last week for the first time since 2004, has decided to open its market for meat from the PRC. Such decisive action, the Russian government is obviously pushed the market situation after the introduction of a food embargo under which banned the import of beef, pork, fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, cheese and dairy products from the EU, USA, Australia, Canada and Norway.

A number of key suppliers, do not fall "under the ban", in particular Brazil, began to speculate on the prices, sharply raising them. According to experts, a kick in the Primorye were primarily producers of meat products.

- The fact that the local meat producers by almost 90% dependent on imported raw materials, - President of the Association cites meat processing companies in Primorye Paul Chinas. However, the opening of China's meat supply could change this situation, playing on the external market.

- The average meat prices in the world market after the imposition of sanctions jumped by 20%. Brazil, which has become a major supplier of meat, sharply raised the cost of raw materials. But as soon as the Russian government has decided to allow the import of meat from China, which was closed to us due to adverse veterinary situation in 2002, prices fell in South America, returning to the former, dosanktsionny level - said Pavel China. - If the high prices on the world market have been preserved, the whole production was also up to the price. It is important now that new supplies will be able to close the gap meat because only imports can provide system software and the required volume of production.

access to the Russian market at the moment only got two plants from China. For the first time since 2004, they were allowed to deliver pork to Russia. Decade-old ban was associated with FMD. However, in the management of Rosselkhoznadzor for Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin Oblast note that the situation was normalized.

- At this point, control is only allowed two companies to deliver pork to Russia. It is planned that the meat from China will fall in Russia with seven plants in China. Checking another five companies scheduled for October - explained in the department.

Source: Primamedia