China’s first-half pork output falls amid disease outbreak 0 SHARES Share it! “The gap between this and the decline in pig herd is too big.”Feng said pork output should have declined by more than 10%. Others have also questioned official data on China’s hog herd. Live hog prices were steady through much of the second quarter but began rising “fiercely” in early June, said Feng. Rising pork prices are pushing overall food prices to their highest in years.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 15, 2019 04:30 UTC