CNS Canada — The China Feed Industry Association is proposing soybean meal in hog rations be reduced, to offset rising costs and reduced supplies caused by the U.S.-China trade war.
China imported about 87 per cent of its soybean needs last year and one-third of that came from the U.S., according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
The proposal remains open for comment until Oct. 15. The association said the move was designed to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign suppliers, although it did not mention its trading relationship with the U.S. by name.
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