Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs

Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever, and authorities culled at least 195 pigs and ordered a ban on the ...
Reuters

Overcrowding on farms behind mystery of China's floating pigs

JIAXING, China (Reuters) - Overcrowding on farms around Shanghai was the underlying factor that led to 16,000 dead pigs floating down the Huangpu river into China's affluent financial centre, ...
WRAL

Pigs, rabbits and fish are dying from searing temperatures in China

Hong Kong (CNN) — With parts of China experiencing record high temperatures and heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the ...
Nasdaq

China blocks pig, boar imports from Bangladesh due to African swine fever

BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) - China has prohibited the import of pig, pig products and wild boars from Bangladesh after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported an outbreak of African ...
Idaho Statesman

As coronavirus rages, all China’s eyes are on Xi Jinping – and the pigs

One little piggy went to market, one little piggy got sick, one little piggy got culled —and joined 40 percent of China’s little piggies that went wee-wee-wee all the way to burial pits. During the ...
Nasdaq

China's Q1 soybean imports seen slowing to four-year low as pig herds shrink

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China's once-soaring soybean demand will slow by about a fifth in the first quarter from a year earlier after record slaughter shrank pig herds, pressuring prices ahead of ...
Capital Press

U.S. farm exports to China cut in half as trade beef deepens

The U.S. and China’s latest trade actions and counteractions come amid an extended slump in U.S. agricultural exports to the American farmer’s third-largest foreign customer. China has stopped buying ...
Reuters

China web tycoon thrives on portals, pig farms

BEIJING (Reuters) - He may be a billionaire, but soft-spoken William Ding, founder of Chinese online gaming giant NetEase.com , feels as comfortable on the farm with his pigs as he does in the ...

Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever

Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever on Wednesday and authorities culled at least 195 pigs and ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island. The Ministry of ...