Search
Better Farming OntarioBetter PorkBetter Farming Prairies

Better Pork Featured Articles

Better Pork magazine is published bimonthly. After each edition is published, we share featured articles online.


Chinese pork glut hurts prices

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

China is the world's largest pork producer and, with more than a billion mouths to feed, the largest consumer as well.

Still, China has an oversupply, pork prices have dropped below breakeven and in late spring the government responded by buying pork and freezing it in reserves.

It has been two years since China had a pork shortage because of a harsh winter and blue ear disease. Unwilling to rely on imports, the government responded by offering incentives and more large pork facilities were built to boost livestock numbers. High prices helped.

Some news articles blamed fears about catching H1N1 for driving consumers away this spring. However, an Internet search turned up warnings last fall that a crisis was near. In mid-2008, there were 470 million pigs in China, 10 per cent more than a year earlier, and there are more pigs now. The average price of a kilogram of pork last October was 20 Yuan. The mid-May price was 13.68 Yuan. Late June, 100 Yuan was about C$16.91.

Current Issue

October 2025

Better Pork Magazine

Farms.com Swine News

Manitoba combine concaves featured in TIME Magazine

Thursday, October 23, 2025

A product from Winkler, Man., has found itself in TIME Magazine. Thunderstuck Ag’s Razors Edge concaves are part of TIME’s list of the 300 best inventions of 2025. “I don’t even think it’s sunk in,” Jeremy Matuszewski, president and founder of Thunderstruck Ag, told Farms.com. “I mean... Read this article online

Why Choose Hi-Hog Livestock Feeders

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Producing high-quality hay is no easy task. It requires a substantial financial and time investment, and minimizing loss is a struggle anyone utilizing hay can understand. For this reason, Hi-Hog Livestock Feeders should be utilized. BC Livestock is the premier dealer of Hi-Hog Livestock... Read this article online

The Rock Picker That’s Redefining Field Efficiency

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Highline Manufacturing recently introduced the RP 800, the next evolution in rock picking technology. Built tough and engineered for speed, visibility, and durability, the RP 800 is designed to help producers clear fields faster and more efficiently than ever before. At the heart of... Read this article online

BF logo

It's farming. And it's better.

 

a Farms.com Company

Subscriptions

Subscriber inquiries, change of address, or USA and international orders, please email: subscriptions@betterfarming.com or call 888-248-4893 x 281.


Article Ideas & Media Releases

Have a story idea or media release? If you want coverage of an ag issue, trend, or company news, please email us.

Follow us on Social Media

 

Sign up to a Farms.com Newsletter

 

DisclaimerPrivacy Policy2025 ©AgMedia Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Back To Top