Chinese pigs might soon be dining on a lower protein diet after an industry group recommended reducing the amount of soybeans in their feed. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war becomes a hog’s dinner, as Beijing considers reducing soybean rations for pigs

Slump in imports of key ingredient of animal feed forces industry group to consider serving up smaller portions

Topic | US-China trade war

Orange Wang and Keegan Elmer

Published: 7:01pm, 11 Oct, 2018

Updated: 9:22pm, 11 Oct, 2018

Chinese pigs might soon be dining on a lower protein diet after an industry group recommended reducing the amount of soybeans in their feed. Photo: Reuters

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Orange Wang

Orange Wang covers the Chinese macroeconomy, and has many years of experience with China's monetary and fiscal policy moves. He also covered global market and financial news for a long time, with a particular focus on new technologies and their influences on economic growth and society. Before joining the South China Morning Post, Orange worked as a Shanghai Correspondent for ET Net, a Hong Kong financial news agency.

Keegan Elmer

Keegan is a reporter at the Post covering China in world affairs, including US-China relations and China's relationship with its neighbours. He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Helsinki.