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A miserable Year of the Pig for China’s hogs is godsend for American farmers

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Outlook for China’s hog farming sector is bleak, as the overall herd size is forecast to fall 20 per cent this year and a further 10 per cent next year
US pork exports to China doubled in the second quarter to 60,898 tonnes from a year earlier

Topic | US-China trade war

Eric Ng

Published: 2:30am, 17 Aug, 2019

Updated: 11:58am, 17 Aug, 2019

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Eric Ng

Eric joined the SCMP in 1998 after brief stints in a trading company and translation and editing roles at Dow Jones and Edinburgh Financial Publishing. He has close to 20 years of experience covering China's energy, mining and industrial materials sectors, and has recently added biotechnology to his coverage. Eric has a Masters of Business Administration degree.