A livestock economist says China’s battle with African swine fever isn’t over.
University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says that could tell a very positive story for the pork industry in 2021. “We’re slaughtering less hogs here on the first three months of the year,” he says. “And then, on top of that, we have a situation where exports of pork out of the United States maybe stronger than we think if ASF continues to battle the recovery of the China hog herd.”
China’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs warns African swine fever is still a major risk factor impacting the country’s pig production.
