Finnish pork on Chinese tables lends hope to local industry

HELSINKI - For the first time, Finnish pork, renowned for its high quality, joins the ranks of other foreign brands that are served on Chinese dinner tables. Finnish meat producer Atria, based in Seinajoki, western Finland, found its way to the world's biggest pork consuming market when it delivered its first batch of meat to China last summer.

Another major Finnish food producer HKScan is following soon.

In the past eight months, Atria has reached its goal of exporting 3,000 tons of raw pork to China, with exports expected to reach 5,000 tons in the first 12-month period.