China's pork imports set record
STR/AFP/Getty Images This aerial photo shows shipping containers at a port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on March 7, 2021. Hog herds shrinking as winter diseases, including new strains of African swine fever, hit country's farms. Bloomberg | Apr 20, 2021 By Bloomberg News China’s pork imports jumped to an all-time high in March on supply concerns following a resurgence of African swine fever in the world’s biggest consumer and producer. Inbound shipments increased 16% from a year earlier to 460,000 tons, boosting overall meat imports to a re...