Pork exports and the outlook for China pork demand hasbeen the focus of market

speculation in recent months, particularly after thesale of Smithfield Foods to the

Chinese meat producer Shuanghui InternationalHoldings Ltd, write Steve Meyer and

Len Steiner.However, rising incomes have given the Chinese consumer anew found appreciation

for the taste of beef. Beef demand and prices haveexploded in recent years.

在最近的幾個月中，人們都在關注美國對中國的肉制品出口前景以及未來中國的豬肉需求格局。

特別是在中國肉制品加工企業收購美國企業之后之后。但是隨著中國民眾收入的增加，越來越多的消費者傾向于選購近幾年價格瘋漲的牛肉。