African swine fever is plaguing China's pork production. The disease is killing multitudes of animals, hitting the global pork supply chain, and driving up prices
China is one of the biggest producers of pork in the world, with around half of the meat's global output. China's pork production has fallen 10% this year, according to US government statistics. To meet China's insatiable demand for pork products, the country is turning to imports, which are expected to hit a record high in 2019. The European Union, Brazil, Canada and the Unites States are providing the goods.
China will likely do what it can to get pork supplies destined for US consumer and others to its own shores to stem the shortfall,"pushing pork prices upward until the consumer shift to poultry, beef and other options," said Suderman. He sees it"as a long-term issue that will rise the price of virtually all meat worldwide."Last year, China produced 54.8 million metric tons of pork, and consumed nearly 60 million tons.
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