China Live Hog Weekly: Pre-festive demand, limited availability underpin prices (week ended Jun 17, 2015)
Rising another 1.4% over the week, hog prices surged past RMB15/kg. Pork demand stable with the support of the making of dumplings prior to the Dragon Boat Festival. However, hog availability remained tight, resulting in a slight fall of 0.66% in pork carcass volume to 8,744 tonnes. Pork carcass prices increased 1.1% t ...