Livestock China’s Live Hog Supply Rises as New Year Holiday Approaches With the New Year’s celebrations set to kick-off a week from this Friday, many Chinese citizens are preparing for trips back to their home provinces and communities. Some in areas in the northeast of the country, however, will not be able to travel due to lockdowns as a result of upticks in new COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, market data suggest the hog supply is steadily improving, at least in the total aggregate. A further look at more detailed figures provided by the National Bureau of Statistics annual data release reveal some interesting trends at the regional level. Pork production in Sichuan, Shandong, and Guizhou province grew by 12 percent, 6 percent,...
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