The Ministry of Agriculture held another meeting on hog capacity reduction on Friday. The ministry said that since July 2025, the number of breeding sows had declined for nine consecutive months.
The number of new piglets in March also saw the first year-on-year decline in 17 months.
Minister of Agriculture Han Jun said it was necessary to tighten responsibilities at all levels, reduce production capacity, adjust breeding sows populations, reduce secondary-fattening of hogs, and focus on upgradi...