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Coronavirus Impacts Chinese Animal Protein Markets

21 February 2020 10:32 RaboResearch

Coronavirus (or Covid-19) outbreaks have had a sudden and unexpected impact on Chinese people’s lives and China’s economy.

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Summary

    The animal protein market is being impacted on all fronts – production, distribution, consumption and trade for all species – with some impacts felt in the short term and others more long term. While it is difficult to predict the extent of the impact, because things are evolving quickly, we present the most important impacts below, based on the information available to date. Yellow-feathered broiler is likely to be hit the hardest, while pork is the least-affected protein. The situation remains fluid, and we are closely monitoring the developments. We will provide updates where appropriate.

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