Disease That Wiped Out Millions of Pigs Is Creeping Back in Asia

  • China finds new variants which are milder but harder to detect
  • Resurgence may curb feed grain imports and boost meat buying
Pigs stand in a holding pen at a wholesale market in China.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Follow Bloomberg on Telegram for all the investment news and analysis you need.

African swine fever is re-emerging in Asia, threatening to upend efforts to replenish national herds after the virus killed tens of millions of pigs in the region and created a huge shortage of meat protein.