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Beijing targets pig farming overcapacity with new sow herd cuts

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Beijing wants to rein in overcapacity in China's pig farming sector – again. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) slashed its target for the breeding sow herd by 1.5 million to 37.5 million head in its latest update to the pig production capacity management plan.

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