Pakistan top supplier of boiled beef to China
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Beef exports surge 139% in value in H1 2025 as Pakistani meat gains popularity
Pakistan has firmly established itself as the leading exporter of boiled beef to China, achieving a striking 139% year-on-year increase in export value during the first half of 2025, according to official trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).
Between January and June 2025, Pakistan’s boiled beef exports to China reached a total value of $5.24 million, representing a significant rise from the $2.36 million recorded during the same period in 2024. The volume of exports also grew substantially, with Pakistan shipping 1,030,606 kilograms of boiled beef during this period. The average price per kilogram climbed to $5.47, which reflects a notable improvement in the quality standards of the product and indicates a rising demand for Pakistani meat products in the Chinese market.
This performance enabled Pakistan to outpace regional competitors, most notably Mongolia, which managed to export $3 million worth of boiled beef to China during the same six-month period. Analysts have credited Pakistan’s export success to its strict compliance with China’s rigorous food safety, hygiene, and quarantine regulations, particularly for heat-treated meat products such as boiled beef. The surge in exports also highlights the benefits of bilateral trade mechanisms and preferential agreements that have opened Chinese markets more widely to Pakistani goods. Additionally, there has been a noticeable increase in the popularity of Pakistani halal beef among Chinese consumers.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2558621/pakistan-top-supplier-of-boiled-beef-to-china
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
