China will increase pork imports in the coming months, industry participants said, after losses for farmers last year caused a reduction in hog numbers that appears larger than official data suggests. A manager at a feed producer that supplies more than 100 mid-sized pig producers across China told Reuters, “I think there’s 25% to 30% less fatteners [hogs] than a year ago.” Pan Chenjun, senior analyst at Rabobank, said: “I expect more [pork] shipments to arrive in Q4,” adding that 2023 imports will be higher than this year.
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