ASF (African swine fever) has reduced the number of pigs bred by more than 100 million pigs.
With the spread of the ASF, the so-called African swine cholera, of swine communicable disease spreading in China, the Chinese government has announced that the number of pigs bred at the end of last year has dropped by more than 100 million from the same time last year. In China, soaring pork prices have become a social problem.
In China, the world's largest pig-producing country, ASF infections for which no effective vaccine has been developed have been increasing in various parts of the country since August, and the number of pigs raised in pig farms has decreased significantly.
China's National Bureau of Statistics announced on April 17 the number of pigs bred across China, ending the year with about 310 million pigs, a drop of 117 million compared to the same time last year. I understand.
In China, pork prices last month were almost twice as high as in the same month of the previous year, and prices of beef and poultry also increased due to soaring pork prices, leading to higher prices. , Has become a serious social problem.
The Chinese government is working to curb the ASF and is providing support measures, such as subsidizing growing pig farmers.
Also, before the start of the major holidays during the Lunar New Year holidays in late this month, the company will release 80,000 tons of frozen pork stockpiled to prevent soaring pork prices and reduce public dissatisfaction. There seems to be.