Economic Slowdown Curbs China's Meat Consumption China's economic growth has shown signs of slowing down, falling from 8.1 percent (Q1) to 7.6 percent (Q2) and 7.1 percent (Q3) this year. It is estimated that China's GDP growth will be at 7.8 percent this year compared to 9.2 percent in 2011. The nation's catering industry is affected by the slower growth and catering revenue has also seen slower growth or even decreases in the past three quarters. In some cities, catering revenue declined as much as 15-20 percent, thus curbing domestic meat consumption as a result. The Chinese government recently claimed that China's national livestock and meat consumption declined in the first 10 months of the year. The national meat consumption index...
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