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Friday, April 3, 2020
China's "super pigs" still fail amid haphazard biosecurity
China should do more to improve basic biosecurity to protect its hog herd from infection and focus less on developing disease-resistant "super pigs", according to analysts.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Report from China: Stalosan F helps pig farmer to a new start after ASF outbreak
The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has caused a huge impact on China's pig industry. Pig stocks are falling off a cliff, while prices are continuing to soar. With the strong support of the government, many farmers have begun the prep ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
China discovers African swine fever among smuggled piglets
China said African swine fever (ASF) was discovered among piglets, which were illegally transported to Inner Mongolia, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
467,000 pig farmers in China's Henan province compensated for losses
Farmers in central China's Henan Province have received 1.76 billion yuan (US$256.6 million) in compensation after they had incurred losses from their pig raising in 2019, a local insurance watchdog said, as per a Xinhua report.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Plagues, pigs and a powerful dragon: China's dominates the swine meat trade
World pork exports are booming but without China, they would have stagnated for a second consecutive year. Devastating swine sector misfortunes give Beijing the power to decide who will enjoy export-led growth.
Friday, November 1, 2019
China's pig producers see bigger earnings from high pork prices due to ASF
China's major pig producers have witnessed their highest ever profits in the three months to September, as rising hog prices made up much for losses suffered from the African swine fever outbreak in the country, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Rocked by ASF outbreak, China's farmers now want to raise bigger pigs
Stung by the African swine fever outbreak that had wiped out 25% of China's pork production, some Chinese farmers are now looking to breed bigger - if, not more - pigs, according to a Bloomberg report.
Friday, September 27, 2019
CP in China plans to raise 10 million pigs a year by 2021
C.P. Pokphand Co, one of China's top five swine producers, is accelerating its business expansion, the company's chief executive told Reuters.
Friday, August 30, 2019
China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends
African Swine Fever is re-launching China's once vibrant poultry sector –and radically restructuring the eating habits of a traditionally red meat eating nation.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Hong Kong will resume pigs supply from China after culling at affected abattoir
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Monday, May 13, 2019
Use of feed from China to feed US pigs raises concerns of swine fever infections
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Monday, May 13, 2019
China's pig meat output to drop by 10% due to swine fever, FAO says
China could see its pig meat production reduced by at least 10% this year due to African swine fever but this development may provide opportunities for producers elsewhere, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said last week.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Up to 200 million pigs in China expected to die due to swine fever outbreaks
China could see the demise of up to 200 million pigs due to culling or deaths related to the ongoing African swine fever outbreak in the country, Rabobank said.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
African swine fever to decimate China's 2019 pig population by 13%--report
The toll that the African swine fever has taken on China is expected to result in the country's total swine inventory in 2019 decreasing by 13% to 374 million head, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report releas ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
A dark Year of The Pig for China's swine sector? Is something bigger at work?
Will the swine sector follow dairy and poultry and become the third livestock line afflicted by stagnant growth? What are the implications for world agribusiness?

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