VIV Qingdao, held mid- September, announced a new cooperation.
In China, livestock events have resumed
While international meetings in the pig industry in the rest of the world came to a halt, China had most livestock shows resume in September and October. Some even had record exhibitor and visitor numbers.
BY ALLEN SHU, CORRESPONDENT
Chinese people have been embracing a return to social con- tact, following a strict lockdown in most areas. Meanwhile, the livestock industry is eager to seek solutions for a new era – the swine sector posted the highest ever growth in profits, as African Swine Fever (ASF) drove up meat prices, while the poultry sector was losing money due to overcapacity. The in- tensive agenda, however, came at the expense some of the other shows that lacked advantages in timing or location.
The biggest winner The China Animal Husbandry Expo (CAHE) was the biggest winner in the series of livestock shows in 2020, partly thanks to its timing – it was the first exhibition in nearly a year. The annual expo, organised by the China Animal Agriculture As- sociation (CAAA) and in its 18th
edition this year, had been
scheduled for May as usual but was postponed to 4–6 Sep- tember due to Covid-19. Its location was unchanged at Changsha in central China.
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Already the largest livestock show in China, it saw its 2020 number of standard booths rising 8% to about 6,500, with a floor area of 140,000m2
. The 1,200 exhibitors attracted
180,000 visitors during the three days. All the indicators reached record highs, according to the organisers. CAHE 2020 also had pavilions from the US, France, the Netherlands and Denmark.
EuroTier and VIV Qingdao EuroTier China and VIV Qingdao were held as planned this year, although the market’s attention had been mostly drawn by the CAHE days earlier. EuroTier China 2020 took place 7–9 September in Chengdu. According to data from DLG, the show had some 190 exhibitors and 12,000 visitors. VIV Qing- dao 2020 took place 17–19 September in Qingdao. Organ- isers VNU stated that this show booked 352 exhibitors and received 16,557 visitors. Both shows have their roots in the former VIV China, which lasted from 2000 to 2018. In 2019, EuroTier was introduced to China and two new brands, EuroTier China and VIV Qingdao, were born. They changed the biennial expo to an annual event. In 2019 these editions were held at the same time and in the same city, Qingdao. In 2020, the locations diverged. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan, in western China, the country’s largest province for swine production, while Qingdao is located in China’s top poultry-producing province, Shandong. “We have booked a larger VIV Qingdao booth for 2021 to tap the poultry
PHOTO: VNU
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