Food & BeverageSnarled China transport links trap pork suppliers
Foreign meat companies unable to secure containers or ship space
Shipping containers have piled up in Chinese ports with many truckers still facing local quarantines or transport controls amid the COVID-19 outbreak. © AP
JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer
HAMBURG, Germany -- Demand for imported meat is at a record high in China because African swine fever has wiped out much of the country's pig herd. But exporters around the world are having trouble getting their pork into China because the coronavirus outbreak has snarled shipping links.