ANALYSIS: China’s H1 2026 Beef Imports Hit Record 1.53M MT Amid Safeguard Front-Loading
China's beef imports reached a fresh record of 1,530,561 metric tons (MT) through June 2026, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), surpassing the previous H1 high set in 2024 and landing 17.5% above the same period last year.
But the headline figure tells only part of the story.
Behind the record lies a deeply polarized market, one engineered by Beijing's new beef safeguard mechanism, announced by the Ministry...
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