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China starts beef imports from Hungary   2016-01-18

 

 

CHINA'S first-ever shipment of imported beef from Hungary has arrived in Shanghai, local authorities said Saturday.

The 12-tonne frozen beef from Hungary, valued at US$70,600, is expected to be put into the market before the Chinese Lunar New Year that begins on Feb. 8, said a joint press release from Shanghai Customs and Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.

It said the shipment arrived at Shanghai's Yangshan Port Thursday and went through customs formalities Friday.