China Approves Import of Danish Processed Pork Products

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has given the green light for the import of Danish salami, frankfurter sausages, and canned pork, as announced by top processor Danish Crown this week. This approval paves the way for shipments of higher-value processed meat to the world’s largest pork consumer.

The agreement, which follows more than nine years of negotiations between China and Denmark, allows two factories owned by Danish Crown subsidiary Tulip Food Company to export six products to China: pepperoni, salami, frankfurter sausages, hotdogs, canned luncheon meat, and canned sausages.

Tulip Food Company chief executive Kasper Lenbroch stated that exports of these products to China could be worth 250 million Danish krone ($42 million) annually in a few years. “I expect the first container to be shipped off within the next few weeks,” Lenbroch said in a statement on Monday. The company already has agreements in place with Chinese distribution partners.