Pork

China May Pork Imports Jump 86% On Year To 370,000 Tonnes

China imported 370,000 tonnes of pork in May, up 86% on the same month a year ago, customs data has revealed, as buyers boosted overseas purchases after a...

China Pork Crisis Spurs Pig Farms' Return To Cities

China is building industrial pig farms near its urban areas, reversing years of policies to relocate the livestock over waste concerns, as the government p...

China Q1 Pork Output Falls 29% After Pig Disease Decimates Herd

China's pork output in the first quarter fell 29.1% from a year ago to 10.38 million tonnes, official data showed on Friday, as the world's biggest produce...

China's March Pork Imports Almost Triple After Pig Disease

China's pork imports almost tripled in March from last year, customs data showed on Tuesday, soaring to a record monthly volume as buyers sought to plug a...

China's 2019 Pork Output Plunges To 16-Year Low As Disease Culls Herd

China's 2019 pork output plunged to a 16-year low, official data showed on Friday, as the fatal hog disease African swine fever killed millions of pigs in...

China To Lower Import Tariffs On Frozen Pork, Avocados From January 1

China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocado to some types of semiconductors next year as Beijing looks to boost imports amid...

China Tries To Lure Small Farmers Back To Pigs Amid Pork Shortage

China is increasing its efforts to encourage small farmers to resume pig production, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday, amid growing pressur...

Weekly Roundup.... 10 December, 2019

The final cheque presentation on behalf of all Spar Retailers was made to Cystic Fibrosis at the recent NCSR meeting. Over the two years of Cystic Fibrosis...