Former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad says the Chinese are making progress rebuilding the country’s swine herd from African Swine Fever. “But they still have had some recurrence at different locations in China,” Branstad says. “It’s a big country. I think they’ve learned a lot about food security through this process.”
He says China has been purchasing U.S. commodities to help restore the country’s pork industry. “One of the reasons why they’ve had to purchase significant amount of corn and soybeans is to rebuild that.
