Most of these exports consisted of variety meats, which continue to be in high demand on the Chinese market. However, the increased tariff rate — up from 37% a year earlier — negatively affected the export value, which dropped by 13%, totaling $77.6 million.
For the January–July 2025 period, total U.S. pork exports to China were 16% lower in volume (218,005 metric tons) and 17% lower in value ($513.3 million) compared with the same period last year.
According to USMEF experts, the decline in cumulative export figures is primarily due to a sharp drop in shipments during April and May, when U.S. pork was subject to prohibitively high tariffs, making imports commercially unviable.
Nevertheless, the stable July results indicate a recovery in trade activity and a gradual adaptation of U.S. exporters to the new tariff environment.
PigUA.info based on USMEF / ThePigSite.com