On Friday 5 September, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it was imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on pork and pork products originating from the European Union. China opened an investigation in June 2024 (see EUROPE B13433A20), suspecting that the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy gave a comparative advantage to European pork producers.
The provisional findings of the investigation confirm this allegation, according to the Chinese ministry. Beijing has therefore...