Pigs stand in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province. Photo: Associated Press

Shares of Chinese pig-breeder New Hope expected to keep fattening up even after stock has more than doubled this year

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Shares of New Hope Liuhe have soared 151 per cent this year but are predicted to go up 30 per cent more in next 12 months
African swine fever has upended pork supply in China and driven up prices

Topic | Food and agriculture

Zhang Shidong in Shanghai

Published: 4:54pm, 14 Aug, 2019

Updated: 5:06pm, 14 Aug, 2019

Pigs stand in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province. Photo: Associated Press

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Zhang Shidong

Zhang Shidong is based in Shanghai and reports on business for the Post. He joined the team in 2017, following stints covering China's stock market news for Bloomberg and at a local newspaper in Shanghai.