Tuesday, August 19, 2014

China Bans Some USA Pork

China follows my family decisions, bans Tyson pork:
China's decision to bar the import of pork products from a dozen US facilities is "certainly a shock to the market", according to one analyst.  ...
The pork restrictions stem from the presence of ractopamine, a common non-hormonal feed additive that slows animals' metabolism of fat.
Included among the processing plants affected are: two Tyson Foods Inc facilities, one in Iowa and one in Indiana; a Hormel Foods Corp plant in Fremont, Nebraska; Triumph Foods in St Joseph, Missouri; and Quality Pork Processors Inc in Austin, Minnesota.
No way I'll introduce ractopamine to my family and friends...  and China agrees.  the good news is this makes more market for hippie-style pork in China, at higher prices... higher prices signals demand and calls forth more production.

I wonder if there is Chinese-Russia coordination on these various bans.

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