Swine Fever Is Killing Vast Numbers Of Pigs In China

1. Swine Fever Is Killing Vast Numbers Of Pigs In China : The Salt The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever.
2. An epidemic of African Swine Fever is sweeping through China's hog farms, and the effects are rippling across the globe, because China is a superpower of pork.
3. The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever.
4. The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever.
5. "That's roughly 300 million to 350 million pigs lost in China, which is almost a quarter of the world's pork supply," she says.
6. According to a preliminary analysis by Amani Elobeid, an economist at Iowa State University, and Miguel Carriquiry, at the University of the Republic in Uruguay, a 30% cut in China's pork production could reduce the price of soy meal by 3 to 5%.
7. European pork producers have managed to protect their commercial herds from infection through careful precautions, preventing any potentially contaminated food or clothing from entering the facilities where pigs live.

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