China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) started a monthly news briefing on pig production amid the ASF. According to the ministry, China’s sow inventory rose 0.6% month-on-month in October, the first turnaround since April 2018. The month-on-month decline of hog inventory also narrowed to 0.6%. “The pig production capacity in China has basically bottomed out, and the inventories are expected to stop falling and pick up before the end of this year,” said the MOA. ” Our goal is to have the hog inventory to recover to about 80% of normal level by the end of next year. “
