The Rising Global Impact of China’s Consumer Class

China’s insatiable appetite for pork shakes Spanish industry:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/world/europe/spains-prized-iberico-hams-cant-cure-fast-enough-for-china.html

“In fact, the Chinese appetite for Spanish pork stretches all the way down its production chain, including innards that Spanish companies struggle to export to many Western countries. Fresh pork exports to China from Spain — including heads, ears and other parts — rose 35 percent last year, making it the second-largest market in volume after neighboring France, according to figures from the Spanish Meat Export Office.”