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‘Cow-sized’ obese pigs in China fuel relentless slump in pork prices – Sydney Morning Herald
Farmers have been fattening hogs since late last year to almost double their normal weight — roughly the size of a pygmy hippo or a female polar bear — in the…
Obese pigs in China are being blamed for worsening a sudden rout in the countrys pork prices.
Farmers have been fattening hogs since late last year to almost double their normal weight — roughly the size of a pygmy hippo or a female polar bear — in the hope the animals will generate higher returns should prices rebound.
Many farmers had fattened their pigs in anticipation of a recovery in pork prices.Credit:AP
Cao Tao, a pig trader in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, said many of the swine…
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