Government Helps China Feed Itself
CHINA - The government of China have declared a new initiative giving support to farmers around the country in the latest bid to meet the population's ever increasing food demand.

Chinese Pork Exports Halved in First Two Months
CHINA - China Customs figures show that pork exports have reduced by half in the first two months as compared to the same time last year.

Grain Drain: A Chinese Affair with Meat
CHINA - A change in Chinese meat consumption habits since 1995 is diverting eight billion bushels of grain per year to livestock feed and could empty global grain stocks by September 2010, according to a new study from Biofuels Digest.

Chinese Pork Prices to Stay High
BEIJING - Chinese pork prices, which have helped drive inflation to 12-year peaks, are likely to stay high well into the summer, until farmers like Shao Zuohuan can bring new pigs to market, writes Langi Chiang.

Exports Warrant Development, Says Producers
CHINA - Domestic pig producers are alling for for the government to help them develop more export opportunities for pigs and/or pork products to mainland China to secure viable operations.

AgFeed Buys Several Pig Farms in China
CHINA - China's AgFeed Industries, Inc. has signed agreements to acquire a majority ownership of several commercial pig farms located in south China provinces.

Food Safety for Olympic Sailors
CHINA - The Chinese authorities have launched a system to ensure food safety for the Olympics in Qingdao, the venue for Olympic sailing competition.

China's Feed Market Held Up by Hogs
CHINA - China's feed market experienced a hard time in 2007, says a recent report. Hog farms suffered a substantial reduction of hog inventory.

Chinese Agricultural Boost to Beat Inflation
CHINA - China is to increase financial support for agricultural production in a bid to cool inflation, which has been blamed on food shortages.

More Government Aid goes to Ease Storm Losses
GUANGDONG - As of 4 March , Guangdong's agricultural and livestock industries had lost more than 3 billion yuan ($423 million) to the snowstorms. In addition, the province's aquaculture sector lost more than 6 billion yuan, according to figures from the...

Hubei Now the Nation's Largest Pig Producer
CHINA - A five-year pig raising project, involving 1.36 billion US dollars of investment, has been launched in Hubei. It makes the central China province the nation's largest pig raising base.

Dalian Exchange Ready For Futures
CHINA - The Dalian Commodity Exchange, one of China's biggest agricultural traders, said accelerating the start of hog-futures trading could help boost efforts to increase pork production and stabilize prices.

Chinese Slaughter Heading for a Fall
CHINA - According to a new report, China's livestock slaughter industry is about to take a fall, as the pig industry shrinks under pressure and the poultry industry is sickend with flu.

Hypor China Appoints Sales and Marketing Manager
CHINA - Pig genetics company Hypor China has appointed Mr. Wang Laixi (pictured) as Sales and Marketing Manager, for China.

Battling Inflation - China's Number One Priority
BEIJING — To understand why China's leaders are jittery about the political fallout from rising inflation, it helps to wander city markets and listen to Chinese consumers grumble about rising prices.