Livestock China Looks to Reduce Dependence on Imported Feedstuffs Last Friday, 14 April, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) rolled out a three-year action plan aimed at reducing soymeal in animal feed. This announcement is part of the country’s recent efforts to secure a stable supply of food and agricultural products. The recovery in live hog production post-African Swine Fever (ASF) as well as growing demand for beef, dairy, poultry, and aquaculture products has driven up feed prices in the past two plus years. With domestic production unable to match the growth, there exists a sizable imbalance between supply and demand that has left China very dependent upon imports of corn, sorghum, soybeans, h...
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