Coronavirus outbreak linked to Beijing wholesale food market could impact China's meat imports

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Food prices in China have been rising for more than a year, primarily driven by a surge in pork prices after an outbreak of African swine fever decimated the country's hog herds.

According to local media, the coronavirus was found on chopping boards used for imported salmon at the Xinfadi market.

The situation would be "difficult" if the cluster is traced back to imported meat as China needs imports to keep meat inflation under control, said Darin Friedrichs, senior Asia commodity analyst at trading house INTL FCStone in a report on Monday. A Chinese epidemic control worker wears a protective suit and mask as he and volunteers direct people at a site where authorities were performing nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 on citizens who have had contact with the the Xinfadi Wholesale Market or someone who has, at an outdoor sports center June 15, 2020 in Beijing, China.cluster linked to a wholesale market in Beijing could impact food shipments into China.

 

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Since we 'know so much about this virus'..how is it first spread to humans from animals? Nobody knows shit! That is why

Lol. This again.

Oh is this how you push BYND? LOL

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CH direly needs pork. It's facing a swine disease in the southern provinces.Trump is telling pompeo to ask china a forgiveness on his stupid global economic war. His farmers are so happy to see CH plan to invest $100B in central midwest states, all rep hardcore states.

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This is great news! The Chinese need to learn to eat less meat.

DM to order! For each purchase made, we will be donating a box of masks to our local hospital!

Second wave ?

Are we going to pretend like this isn’t Trump’s fault?

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