Forum on "Opportunities and Challenges of China's Dairy Industry under RCEP" at the 5th China International Import Expo: "Made for Chinese Consumers" Becomes a New Trend of Imported Food

Our reporter Luo Chen

On April 27, the 5th China International Import Expo Food Exhibition Area Promotion Conference and Online Forum on Opportunities and Challenges of China's Dairy Industry under RCEP were held

The event was hosted by the China International Import Expo Bureau, the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal Husbandry, and co-organized by the Dairy Specialized Committee of the China International Import Expo and Exhibition Alliance

RCEP brings new opportunities for the export of agricultural products in areas with advantageous agricultural production

The full name of RCEP is "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership".

Ma Haihua, Director of the Imported Food Public Service Platform of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal Husbandry, introduced that, as the world's largest food importer, in 2021, China's food imports will total US$134.

Demand for dairy products with short shelf life will increase faster

According to Ma Haihua, in 2021, the total imported food value of China's total RCEP member countries will reach 46.

Not only that, for many years before, the development of imported food in China can be divided into 4 stages, namely the first stage from the beginning of import to the first occurrence of trade deficit in food and agricultural products in 2004, the second stage from 2005 to 2017, and the period from 2018 to 2021.

"Entering 2022, China's imported food industry is about to enter the development stage of brand ownership, R&D independence, Chinese taste, direct retail procurement, globalization of resources, and overseas production

At the same time, under the condition that import restrictions are continuously relaxed, more and more countries have obtained the "China Pass" for dairy products.

It is worth mentioning that under the framework of the RCEP agreement mechanism, the reduction of tariffs, the elimination of standard barriers, trade facilitation, preferential rules of origin, and investment liberalization will promote the recovery and sustained growth of the global economy

　　Exhibitors continue to be optimistic about the Chinese market and the platform of the CIIE

　　Tian Yifang, head of government affairs for Fonterra Group China, an exhibitor representative, shared online that the CIIE is the best platform for international companies to promote the Chinese market and launch new products in the world.

　　At the meeting, Zhang Juan, a researcher at the Institute of International Economics and Trade of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, shared the current situation and characteristics of China's dairy product import trade and the impact of the implementation of RCEP on dairy product imports, and put forward reasonable suggestions for relevant enterprises engaged in dairy product import

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