Many of China’s small pig farmers are struggling to survive due to the pork price volatility that followed African swine fever. Photo: Tai Hailun
How China’s pork crisis put the squeeze on struggling family pig farms
- African swine fever and subsequent pork price volatility have accelerated a structural transformation in China’s hog farming industry
- Small retail farmers, the backbone of the industry for centuries, are slowly losing market share to larger agricultural corporations
Many of China’s small pig farmers are struggling to survive due to the pork price volatility that followed African swine fever. Photo: Tai Hailun
