China's Shrinking Hog Herd

Rabobank: Smaller Production Could Mean More Pork Imports

Russ Quinn
By  Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
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Domestic pork prices in China remain 60% to 100% higher than in exporting countries like Canada or the U.S., so the country's recent currency devaluations should have little impact on meat trade. (File photo courtesy Shutterstock)
Domestic pork prices in China remain 60% to 100% higher than in exporting countries like Canada or the U.S., so the country's recent currency devaluations should have little impact on meat trade. (File photo courtesy Shutterstock)
China's economic turmoils are downsizing the world's largest hog herd. The good news is the country's pork imports could jump by 45%.

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