China Wants to Rely Almost Entirely on Pork Produced at Home
- Country is seeking to reduce reliance on foreign food supplies
- Hog herds are growing as industry recovers from swine fever
China has been ravaged by African swine fever, with herds shrinking by almost half, spurring a surge in meat imports and record pork prices.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.
China, the top pork consumer, has set a long-term goal to be almost completely self-sufficient in the staple, with big hog farms dominating the industry, as the nation seeks to reduce its dependency on food imports.