China could feel swine fever blow for next decade, Cargill says | South China Morning Post

As one of the largest threats to the food supplies decades, its amazing how quiet the world has been on this. Without a doubt, we should all expect food price inflation in the coming years as consumers begin to seek alternative protein sources placing strain on other channels of meat production.

Investing in big meat producers like Tyson (TSN) and JBS S.A. (JBSAY) appears to be a safe move in gaining explosure to the inevitable increase in meat prices.

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Official reports of 24 per cent decline for nation’s hog herd are ‘conservative’, says Cargill, one of world’s largest agricultural commodity traders.

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