Zhu Zengyong, an analyst and researcher with the state-backed Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said on Monday that there is no more room for pork growth in China.  A rise in demand from the world’s largest consumer of pork has propelled the expansion and modernization of hog farms, but a weakening economy and a surplus of pork has hammered retail prices. Current demand in China is stable and unlikely to rise further, Zhu said at the seminar. He said it is not advisable for companies to expand sow capacity this year and instead should be focused on cost reduction and efficiency of breeding.    In 2024, Beijing lowered the national target for normal retention of breeding sows to 39 million from 41 million and iss...

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