China Unleashes SPR (Strategic Porcine Reserve) As Pork Price Surge Threatens Social Unrest
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
05/04/2016
Porkflation is a very delicate, and very concerning issue for China. The massive amounts of layoffs that China has experienced as a result of a slowing economy has already lead to some social unrest, and pork prices exploding higher for those unemployed will only add fuel to that simmering fire. As such, Beijing has announced that it will release 3.05m kilograms of frozen pork reserve into the capital’s market between May 5 and July 4, in an attempt to lower prices. The impact on prices may be short lived however, as China may not have the sows to be able to continue the subsidy.
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