date:Jun 26, 2015
erts think that is should be the latter. Reasons are that the efficiency of Chinese pig production is already close to the global average; feed conversion ratio, for example, is 2:1 compared to 1:9 in the US.
Efforts focused on small improvements in breeding and finisher efficiency for example, in farm hygiene, pig genetics and feeding could bring about significant increases in Chinese pork output, according to Mr Draijer.
Meanwhile, land could be used to grow high-value crops such as vegeta