China’s consumption of animal protein is changing fast due to the impact of ASF on its swine herd. While some estimates are that up to a half of the hogs will be gone due to the disease, at least a 30 percent reduction seems plausible. Prices for poultry and other alternatives are up and the question is whether China’s livestock sector is facing a permanent or just temporary realignment. In 2016 with 18.8 percent of the world’s population, China consumed over half the world’s pork but just 14.3 percent of global poultry supplies and 11 percent of beef. The realignment question is important because of its impact on global feed supplies. Producing poultry meat rather than pork is nearly five times more efficient on a...

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