China Live Hog Weekly: Releases tumble, lift prices prominently (week ended Jan 13, 2016)
Pork demand remained firm after the New Year holidays as China prepared for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. Hence pork carcasses prices rose by 0.63% to RMB22.39/kg during the week in review. Hog releases fell sharply, dragging pork slaughtering volumes in major wholesale centres by 8.42%, plummeting to 9,45 ...