China is importing bull semen again in 2026 from Australia and Canada, limited to the top 10% of bulls in the producing country. By the end of August 92,573 st…
Yes. Reuters reports imports from Australia and Canada, limited to semen from the top 10% of bulls in the producing country, with each shipment reviewed for more than fo…
Chinese customs data show 92,573 straws from Australia and Canada, against roughly 10 million a year before the curbs.
Australia sent 24,000 straws in April and May, its first cattle genetics exports to China since 2021.
World Bank WITS records $100.4 million in 2023, $58.2 million in 2024 and $7.6 million in 2025.
Reuters says China halted imports from one nation after another between 2019 and 2025, often amid political confrontations.
The US supplied $89.1 million of 2023 imports; in 2024 it supplied 92% of the value.
China named animal genetics self-sufficiency a national-security priority in 2021 and reports 36 bull stations.
Antibiotics and freezing techniques made artificial insemination practical, so semen can be shipped far from the bull.
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