China cuts 2019/20 corn use forecast by 2 million tonnes due to African swine fever

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China cuts 2019/20 corn use forecast by 2 million tonnes due to African swine fever
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China's agriculture ministry on Thursday said it was lowering its forecast ...

Corn kernels are seen at a corn harvester on a farm in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

The ministry said corn consumption was now seen 2 million tonnes lower than last month’s forecast at 280 million tonnes because a huge fall in the pig herd was reducing demand for feed. African swine fever is fatal to pigs, though it doesn’t harm humans. While demand will be lower, the country also planted less corn, the ministry said in its monthly crops report, thanks to a greater-than-expected shift in the type of crops being grown.

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