A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Business /  China Business

China’s restaurants on survival mode as African swine fever fuels costs, dents business ahead of Lunar New Year

  • Pork prices are set to climb again between now and Lunar New Year in January, according to Nomura
  • China is seen importing a record 4.6 million tonnes of meat in 2020 to plug supply shortfall, Rabobank forecasts

Topic |   African swine fever
Daniel Ren
Daniel Ren

Updated: 2:18pm, 25 Nov, 2019

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A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
A scene from a pork wholesale market in Beijing on November 18, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
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