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ANALYSIS: China's Q3 2026 Meat Imports Slide as Beef Safeguards Bite, September Volumes Slow Further

China's meat imports weakened through the third quarter, with total meat and offal volumes reaching approximately 1.33 million MT, down 15.9% year-on-year (YOY) (-251,512 MT) and 12.5% from the second quarter, according to preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

It was the weakest quarter since Q4 2025.

Monthly declines deepened from 12.4% YOY in July and 11.2% in August to 23.1% in September, leaving cumulative year-to-date (YTD) volumes of approximately 4.44 million MT down 7.2% YOY, compared with a 3.0% deficit at the end of June...

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