China’s pig population in April is down by 20 per cent – or around 100 million pigs – from a year earlier. Photo: AFP
China’s pig population in April is down by 20 per cent – or around 100 million pigs – from a year earlier. Photo: AFP
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Economy /  China Economy

Will the trade war mean US pig farmers miss out on their ‘single greatest sales opportunity’ in China?

  • China’s pig population is down by 20 per cent due to African swine fever, with predictions that it will need to import 41 per cent more pork to meet demand
  • But the tariff battle between Beijing and Washington is leaving American farmers on the outside as European producers like Spain and Germany take advantage

Keegan Elmer
Keegan Elmer and Liz Crampton

Updated: 5:54pm, 19 Jun, 2019

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China’s pig population in April is down by 20 per cent – or around 100 million pigs – from a year earlier. Photo: AFP
China’s pig population in April is down by 20 per cent – or around 100 million pigs – from a year earlier. Photo: AFP
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