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African swine fever
Mooncakes Can Pose a Biosecurity Risk to Australia: Agriculture Minister
Australian biosecurity officers are checking mooncakes and other gifts from overseas for biosecurity concerns as the Mid-Autumn festival approaches. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is advising importers and consumers to check ...
September 6, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
China’s Pig Farmers Brave Slumping Pork Prices, Possible Shutdown
Pig farmers in China are finding themselves in a financial pickle as the country’s pork prices slump, while ...
June 2, 2021
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Jessica Mao
China Battling Swine Fever in More Regions
The prevention and control of African swine fever has become normal practice in mainland China but official reports on ...
April 11, 2021
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Jennifer Bateman
Fresh African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China’s Xinjiang
China’s agriculture ministry on April 5 reported an outbreak of African swine fever in the Xinjiang region, marking ...
April 6, 2021
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Eva Fu
New Wave of African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced in a news briefing on March 6 that new cases ...
March 10, 2021
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Frank Yue
CCP Paid Trolls to Counter News of Tainted Dumplings, Leaked Documents Show
A series of internal documents from China’s censorship authorities reveals how internet trolls are deployed during times of ...
October 21, 2020
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Nicole Hao
US Meatpackers Questioned Over Massive China Exports
Two U.S. senators have sent a letter (pdf) to major American meatpackers to find out how many tons ...
June 26, 2020
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Alan McDonnell
Customs Officials Seize Nearly 10 Tons of Prohibited Meats from China
U.S. customs officials intercepted 19,555 pounds of prohibited meat products from China between April 6 and June 6 ...
June 21, 2020
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Frank Fang
Pigs Fly in as China Replenishes World’s Biggest Hog Herd
BEIJING—Six planes carrying more than 4,000 high-quality French breeding pigs have arrived in China so far this year, ...
April 2, 2020
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Reuters
China Allows Farmers to Pledge Pigs for Loans in Bid to Boost Pork Production
News Analysis China's National Development and Reform Commission has authorized banks to loan farmers cash against their live ...
March 23, 2020
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Chriss Street
China Reports New African Swine Fever Cases Among Wild Boars
News Analysis China’s agriculture ministry recently announced that African swine fever (ASF) was detected in seven dead wild boars in ...
March 18, 2020
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Chriss Street
Before Coronavirus, China Bungled Swine Epidemic With Secrecy
When the deadly African swine fever was first discovered in China, authorities told the people in the know ...
March 5, 2020
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Reuters
China Approves Imports of Live Poultry From US
BEIJING—China has approved the import of all poultry products from the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
February 17, 2020
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Reuters
China’s Virus Outbreak Weighs on Global Business
BEIJING—Global business is catching a chill from China's virus outbreak. Mink breeders in Denmark called off a fur ...
February 4, 2020
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The Associated Press
Disease That Killed Millions of China’s Pigs Poses Global Threat
CHICAGO—Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork ...
January 16, 2020
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Reuters
Soaring Pork Prices Keep China’s Inflation at 7-Year High
BEIJING—Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago kept inflation at a seven-year high ...
January 9, 2020
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The Associated Press
China to Keep Same Inflation Target in 2020 Despite Food Price Spike: Sources
BEIJING—China has decided to keep its inflation target unchanged this year at around 3 percent, sources say, suggesting ...
January 3, 2020
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Reuters
China Big Pig Farms to Work With Small Ones in $7 Billion Plan to Boost Hog Output
SINGAPORE—China's large pig farms are lining up with small, family-based farms in a state-initiated investment of nearly 50 ...
December 26, 2019
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Reuters
China’s November Soybean Imports From US Rise as Tariff-Free Cargos Arrive
BEIJING—China's November soybean purchases from the United States surged from a year earlier, data showed on Dec. 25, ...
December 25, 2019
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Reuters
China Will Cut Import Tariffs on About 850 Products to Boost Trade
BEIJING—China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocados to some types of semiconductors next year ...
December 23, 2019
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Reuters
Pork Is Now a Luxury Item in China
A widespread outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has sent pork prices soaring in China, the leading pig ...
December 20, 2019
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Olivia Li
China’s Consumer Inflation at Eight-Year High, But PPI Stuck in the Red
BEIJING—China's consumer inflation climbed to nearly eight-year peaks in November as pork prices doubled, but factory-gate prices remained ...
December 10, 2019
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Reuters
China to Waive Tariffs on Some US Soybeans, Pork in Goodwill Gesture
BEIJING—China said on Dec. 6 that it will waive import tariffs for some soybeans and pork shipments from ...
December 6, 2019
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Reuters
US Pork Industry Braces as Ports ‘Bombarded’ by African Swine Fever
The U.S. pork industry could profit handsomely from the higher prices that are accompanying shortages of pork products ...
November 28, 2019
BY
Alan McDonnell
A New Disease Big Meat Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Have you ever heard of African swine fever (ASF) caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV)? A ...
November 13, 2019
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Martha Rosenberg
China Reshapes Global Meat Markets as African Swine Fever Rages
LONDON/BEIJING—China is scouring the world for meat to replace the millions of pigs killed by African swine fever ...
November 8, 2019
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Reuters
China’s Pork Imports to Peak in 2022, Driven by Fatal African Swine Fever: Report
CHICAGO—Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of a fatal pig disease ...
November 6, 2019
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Reuters
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