ANALYSIS: Consumption Headwinds Trim China’s 2025 Beef Imports 2.5% YOY to 2.8M mt
China’s total beef imports in 2025 decreased 2.5% from a year ago to reach 2,802,150 metric tons (mt), according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).
Yearly volumes fell 64,129 mt from 2024, though September bucked the trend with a record 315,886 mt of beef arrivals. Shipments from the Mercosur trade bloc including Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay showed uneven results, while Australian volumes posted the largest annual gain.
Since Q4 2025, the placement of most suppliers on China’s "Enhanced Supervision List" sharply...
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