Comments on: Pork, politics and China http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2007/05/29/pork-politics-and-china.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Andy Scott http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2007/05/29/pork-politics-and-china.html#comment-22 Andy Scott Thu, 31 May 2007 10:06:52 +0000 http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2007/05/29/pork-politics-and-china.html#comment-22 The bacon is really smoking now. <a target="_blank" href="http://english.people.com.cn/200705/31/eng20070531_379721.html" rel="nofollow">Xinhua</a> is reporting today that "A senior Chinese veterinary official has denied a foreign media report that "blue-ear disease" has caused the death of 20 million pigs." <blockquote>Li Jinxiang, deputy director of the veterinary bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, said that there had been an outbreak of blue-ear disease but "it is impossible" that so many pigs have died. In an FT.com report on Wednesday, an unidentified industry executive was quoted as saying "I have heard that it (blue-ear disease) has killed as many as 20m hogs." Li said he was aware of the report, but the death rate from the disease was not that dramatic. He added that the Ministry of Agriculture is sorting out statistics and will release them soon, according to Thursday's China Business News.</blockquote> Those stats coming soon to a restaurant near you! The bacon is really smoking now. Xinhua is reporting today that “A senior Chinese veterinary official has denied a foreign media report that “blue-ear disease” has caused the death of 20 million pigs.”

Li Jinxiang, deputy director of the veterinary bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, said that there had been an outbreak of blue-ear disease but “it is impossible” that so many pigs have died.

In an FT.com report on Wednesday, an unidentified industry executive was quoted as saying “I have heard that it (blue-ear disease) has killed as many as 20m hogs.”

Li said he was aware of the report, but the death rate from the disease was not that dramatic.

He added that the Ministry of Agriculture is sorting out statistics and will release them soon, according to Thursday’s China Business News.

Those stats coming soon to a restaurant near you!

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