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China targets leaner, more competitive livestock sector in ag five-year plan

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China's domestic livestock sector is big, but Beijing wants it to be strong. That's our second big takeaway from the 15th five-year plan (FYP) on agricultural modernization, which dropped June 2. A quick recap: The last ag FYP targeted a 15% increase in domestic meat production, from 77 million met...