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Slump in cattle, sheep prices poses challenge for Beijing

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On Monday, the stats bureau (NBS) released updates on the agricultural economy in H1.
First, the good news: The swine sector is finally recovering after oversupply pushed prices to rock bottom last year.

The pig population dropped by 4.6% y/y to just over 415.3 million pigs.
The breeding sow popula...