The first case of this African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak was reported by Chinese authorities in August 2018 as coming from Liaoning province. Since then, ASF has rapidly spread throughout China and Southeast Asia, affecting every country in the region….
China Securities Regulatory Commission announced in late April that China is to become the second market in the world to trade live hog futures (after Chicago Mercantile Exchange). The contract would allow for hog futures to be traded in the…
ASF outbreak and Covid-19 pandemic have had an impact on pork prices and import volumes. The value of pork meat imports (HS 0203) in the first months of 2020 (January-April) has reached 3.97 billion USD, a 383% increase from the…
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