China, the largest consumer of beef, pork and poultry, is facing a new consumer trend. According to a PTI report quoted by the Financial Express, more and more Chinese are switching to a vegetarian diet. The new trend led to an increase in consumption of vegetables and fruits and a decrease in sales of pork, beef and poultry.
The report, presented by Chinadialogue.net, notes that in the period from 2014 to 2016, pork sales decreased from 42.49 million tons to 40.85 million tons. According to UN data, the import of avocados in China has increased 13,000 times between 2010 and 2016 as a result of changes in dietary habits among local residents.
In 2014, the Xinhua News Agency reported that at least 50 million people in China are vegans. This number is 10% of the world's largest vegan population (500 million people living in India). Since then, only in Shanghai, the largest city in China, the number of vegan restaurants has doubled from 49 to over 100.
Source: meatinfo.ru.
