New swine fever strains wipe out up to 8m pigs in China in two months

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A devastating second wave of the deadly disease that claimed the lives of tens of millions of pigs last year appears to have rendered China's plan to rebuild its herd 'simply impossible'.

Why I Don't Trust Chinese Data on the Pig Herd RebuildHe said China's imports of meat – "which would have reduced if the herd was back to normal levels" – were also on the rise.

Mr Whitelaw said one of the biggest drivers of meat pricing in the past couple of years was the impact of African swine fever.

 

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And we only have to rid ourselves of 70 odd

Well they will build massive pig 'factories', no free-stalls and sanitary conditions for these pigs.

Hopefully it will wipe out more than a few in the Australian government. AuspolSoCorrupt

Great News for US. FreeHongKong

Trade war you said? Don't give them our bacon easily. Make them buy at unreasonable price.

Nothing new about it. Unaddressed swine fever for 10+ years.

Swine fever has been causing so much hardship in that very pig dependent country. Wonder if a pig shortage could bring down that dictator sooner than a piggish western leader eg Trump.

Which is why a big nation especially , must never use trade threats against another. When mother nature strikes and causes world wide food shortages ,her 1.3 bil will have to look for food elsewhere to survive . No matter how wealthy, no one can challenge climate,virus, crickets

You watch. It will now mysteriously turn up in other countries.

Might give Australian Pork, Bacon producers a chance...

Fancy that, a new disease in China! That is unheard of...🙄

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