China's Running Out of Cold Storage as It Stocks Up on Imported Pork
- Cold storage space at major ports in China is running out
- Storage may be full to year-end as importers hoard stock: Wang
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China’s scramble to import as much meat as possible to compensate for the drop in pork supply from a pig-killing disease has left it with a big problem: Cold storage space at its major ports is running out.
Importers have stockpiled a large amount of meat -- mostly pork and beef -- and chilled storage at ports including Tianjin, Shanghai and Dalian is now almost full, said Wang Zhen, an official at China’s Cold Chain Logistics Subcommittee, an industry group.