China's supermarkets are topping up their meat counters with frozen pork fr...
BEIJING - China’s supermarkets are topping up their meat counters with frozen pork from state reserves, after prices of the nation’s favourite protein source surged to budget-busting levels, threatening to mar this week’s National Day festivities.
Beijing has stepped in to try and quell prices that have jumped to almost double what they were a year ago and are still climbing, releasing 30,000 tonnes of pork in three batches over the last fortnight. Cheaper meat will be a relief to many ahead of the holidays. Chinese typically gather for elaborate meals during festivals, and most of the repasts will feature pork in some form.
Many people are substituting chicken, duck or beef for some of their pork intake, with pork so pricy that even more expensive meats now appear affordable.“My family doesn’t like beef, it’s a heating food, so I can only buy pork,” said Wang, referring to the classification of foods as either “heating” or “cooling” in traditional Chinese medicine.
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