Aug 21 (Reuters) - More meat plants around the world have suspended
exports to China after facing outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers, a
Chinese customs document showed on Friday.
Below is a list of factories that recently suspended exports to China,
as well as others that have resumed trade, published on the website of
China's General Administration of Customs. The list also includes China's
suspension of imports from some plants of foreign meat producers.
18-Jun A plant of German food company Tönnies Group that has been hit by the novel coronavirus suspends exports of pork products to China from June 17
20-Jun China suspends imports of frozen pork and products from Rosderra Irish Meats Group Ltd from June 20
21-Jun China suspends imports of poultry products from a plant owned by U.S.-based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus from June 21
23-Jun Plant owned by Brazil's beef processor Agra suspends exports to China from June 17
23-Jun Plant of Britain's largest pork processor Tulip suspends exports of pork to China from June 17 after some workers confirmed with COVID-19
27-Jun Brazil's JBS Aves Ltda plant suspends exports of poultry and products to China from June 26
27-Jun China suspends imports from a beef plant in Várzea Grande, owned by Brazil's Marfrig from June 27
28-Jun Plant owned by Frigorífico Rioplatense S.A.I.C.I.F, one of Argentina's leading beef processors, suspends exports of beef products to China from June 22
28-Jun China suspends imports of pork products from a plant owned by Danisch Crown Fleisch GmbH, Germany, a subsidiary of Danish food processor Danish Crown from June 28
28-Jun China suspends imports of poultry products from a plant of Brazil's Companhia Minuano de Alimentos from June 28
28-Jun China suspends imports of beef products from a plant in Canada owned by multinational agriculture giant Cargill Inc from June 28
28-Jun China suspends imports of pork products from plants owned by Dutch companies Van Rooi Meat B.V., VION Groenlo B.V., VION Boxtel B.V., and Westfort V.O.F from June 28
28-Jun Dutch pork producer Westfort Vleesproducten suspends exports to China from June 28
1-Jul Argentinian beef producer FRIMSA S.A. suspends exports to China from July 1
1-Jul Plant of Italian meat company Ghinzelli S.r.l. suspends exports of pork to China from July 1
2-Jul Plant of British ABP Food Group, ABP Ellesmere suspends exports of beef to China from July 2
4-Jul China suspends imports of pork from Westfleisch SCE mbH Meat Center
Coesfeld, a plant of German meat producer Westfleisch from July 4
4-Jul China suspends imports of pork from a plant owned by Brazil's food company BRF SA and a JBS-owned Seara Alimentos brand plant from July 4
4-Jul China resumes imports from Dutch pork company Westfort V.O.F. from July 4
11-Jul China allows pork, beef and poultry imports from 15 US producers from July 10
14-Jul A plant of Australian subsidiary of Brazil's food group JBS suspends exports of beef products to China from July 13
16-Jul Argentinian poultry producer Que Rico SA suspends exports of poultry products to China from July 8
16-Jul Argentinian pork and beef processor Runfo SA, poultry producer WADE SA, meat trader AVICOLA CAPITAN SARMIENTO SA, meat trader Prosavic SRL, poultry producer Alibue SA, and meat producer Alimentaria La Pompeya SA suspend exports of meat products to China from July 15
18-Jul China resumes imports of beef produced after July 17, 2020 from a
plant owned by Brazilian beef producer Agra Agroindustrial de Alimentos S.A. (SIF3941).
18-Jul China resumes beef imports produced after July 17, 2020 from Argentinian beef producer FRIGORIFICO RIOPLATENSE.
18-Jul China resumes pork imports produced after July 17, 2020 from German pork producer Danish Crown Fleisch GmbH.
20-Jul Spanish pork company Matadero Frigorifico Avinyo S.A. suspends exports of pork to China from July 15, 2020
20-Jul Australian mutton producer Australian Lamb (Colac) Pty Ltd suspends exports of mutton to China from July 20, 2020.
29-Jul China resumes imports of beef produced on or before June 9, 2020 and on or after July 23, 2020 from Argentinian beef producer Runfo SA.
29-Jul China resumes imports of beef produced on or before June 11, 2020 and on or after July 23, 2020 from Argentinian beef producer Frimsa S.A.
29-Jul China resumes imports of poultry produced on or before June 23, 2020 and on or after July 23, 2020 from Argentinian poultry producer QUE RICO S.A.
29-Jul Uruguayan meat producer Frigorífico Carrasco S.A. suspends meat exports to China from July 19, 2020.
29-Jul China suspends imports of poultry from a plant owned by Brazilian poultry producer BRF-Brazil Foods S.A. (SIF18)from July 23, 2020.
30-Jul Dutch pork producer F.Wellink Lekkerkerk B.V. suspends exports of pork to China from July 27, 2020.
30-Jul Danish pork producer Danish Crown, Ringsted suspends exports of pork to China from July 29, 2020.
10-Aug Argentinian poultry producer WADE S.A. suspends exports of poultry to China from July 31, 2020.
12-Aug China resumes imports of beef produced before June 6, 2020 from Argentinian beef producer Frigorífico Rioplatense.
12-Aug China updates the beef imports categories of Argentinian beef producer Deltacar S.A.
14-Aug Panamanian beef producer Union Ganadera, SA, suspended exports of beef to China from Aug 3
17-Aug A cold storage facility in New Zealand owned by Americold NZ Limited suspends exports of meat to China from Aug 12
17-Aug The Ballymena plant of British pork producer Cranswick Country Foods suspends exports of pork to China from Aug 13
17-Aug A plant of Canadian pork producer Maple Leaf Foods Inc. suspends exports of pork to China from Aug 6.
17-Aug China resumes imports from three plants of German meat processor Tönnies Lebensmittel GmbH &Co. KG from Aug 17.
18-Aug China allows poultry imports from Argentinian poultry producer WADE S.A. Products to be accompanied by a hygiene certificate issued by Argentina's veterinary authority and an additional declaration.
18-Aug China allows meat imports from Argentinian meat producers Frigorifico Rioplateense, Runfo S.A., Frimsa S.A. and Que Rico S.A. Products to be accompanied by a hygiene certificate issued by Argentina's veterinary authority and an additional declaration.
21-Aug French beef producer Elivia suspends exports of beef to China from Aug 12
21-Aug China resumes pork imports produced on and after Aug 21, 2020 from plants of Dutch producers Westfort and F.Wellink Lekkerkerk B.V.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom and Dominique Patton; Editing by Susan
Fenton)
Via Reuters
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