The world's largest market for meat is going vegan
More and more Chinese are adopting a vegan diet, according to a PTI report quoted by Financial Express. The new trend has led to an increase in vegetable and fruits consumption and a decrease in sales of pork, beef and poultry.
A report presented by Chinadialogue.net shows that there was a decline in sales of pork between 2014 and 2016 from 42.49 million tonnes to 40.85 million tonnes.
As UN trade figures revealed, imports of avocados in China rose to a 13,000-fold increase between 2010 and 2016 as a result of changing dietary habits among the locals.
In 2014, Xinhua news agency reported that at least 50 million people in China were vegans. The number represents 10% of the largest world vegan population, 500 million people, living in India. Since then, only in Shanghai, China's largest city, the number of vegan restaurants have doubled from 49 to more than 100.
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