China eyes 95% self-sufficiency target for pig meat as herd rebuilds

Source: Pig-World, photo credit: China Highlights

A document recently released by the Chinese Government highlights their ambitions for food security in livestock sectors, with the aim of producing 95% of its pig meat domestically, AHDB analyst Felicity Rusk has reported.

This is to achieved through a rapid rebuilding of its pig herd following the ASF epidemic. However, Ms Rusk said that no time frame was proposed for achieving this target.
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