All American cattle on the market contain clenbuterol, and sales have increased by 40% in 10 years. Can Mei Pig rob the market by revealing the origin alone?

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(by upstream and downstream reporter Yang Yuyun) Chart maker / upstream and downstream reporter Lin Yijun

President Tsai ing-wen announced that New Year's Day would open the import of ractopamine-containing pork next year, with protests from all walks of life. The government stressed that the origin would be clearly marked in the future, and the public could choose for themselves. However, in the future, will people still remember that Mei Pig contains clenbuterol and then make consumption choices? The answer is not necessarily optimistic.

The domestic beef import market accounts for more than 90%. 12 years ago, Ma Ying-jeou's government opened the import of lean meat and fine cattle. At present, all American cattle on the market use ractopamine, while New Zealand and Australia cattle do not use it. Although the government requires imported beef to be marked only with the place of origin, because there is no indication of whether to use clenbuterol, Chinese people choose meat products on the basis of taste and price, except that sales of lean cattle are affected at the time of import in 2012. Sales are increasing year by year, and the market share in 2019 is even higher than that of New Zealand cattle.

Huang Jincheng, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that the taste of Milu cattle is softer and tender, and the use of clenbuterol makes the distribution of oil flowers more beautiful. Beautiful pigs, which also use clenbuterol, are really as bad and uncompetitive as the government says. Some people in the pig industry say privately that Mei Pig Oil Flower, which uses clenbuterol, performs better, especially in parts such as bellied pork and three layers of meat. "even if the national conditions support Taiwan pigs, when the limelight is over and many people forget, who cares if they buy Taiwanese pork?"

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