Pork prices in China soared 46.7% year-on-year in August, as the pork shortage in the country worsened on the protracted swine fever outbreak which has killed millions of hogs.
The surge in pork prices contributed to a 10% gain in food prices overall in August, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.Fresh fruit prices in China also continued to rise in August, jumping 24% year-on-year, but a smaller increase than July's roughly 39%.Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Imagessoared 46.7% year-on-year in August, as the country faced rising shortage of the meat amid a swine fever outbreak which has killed millions of hogs.
As much as half of China's hog population was estimated to have died from the protracted swine fever outbreak, which was discovered more than a year ago., according to a July forecast by analysts at Dutch bank Rabobank. Prices of other meats in China also rose in August, contributing to the jump in food prices. Beef, mutton and chicken prices were all up — between 11.6% and 12.5%.
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