Some producers also like to crossbreed hogs, so it may be difficult to tell what breed or breeds it is composed of. Market ...

Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...

China says the worst of its pork crisis might be over, more than a year after African swine fever first began ravaging farms across the country. But industry analysts are still pessimistic.

The biggest pig breeders in China, consumer of fully half the world's pork, seem to have bitten off more than they can chew. Skip to main content.

China's skyscraper pig farm aims to tackle the country's growing pork demands, The Guardian reports. The vast 26-story building can fit up to 600,000 animals. Some experts have expressed concern ...

The number of pig farms in China producing fewer than 500 hogs a year plunged 75 percent from 2007 to 2020, to around 21 million, according to an industry report.

Pig breeders in China who have managed to keep fatal African swine fever off their farms since outbreaks began a year ago are now set to reap rewards, with some in line for record profits of $200 ...

China's state planner has increased its coordination with large-scale pig breeders to ensure stable hog supply, the authority said on Thursday, as it tries to cool soaring prices in the world's ...

A farmer in Jiangjiaqiao, China, visits some of the few dozen animals left from his herd of 800 pigs. An outbreak of African swine fever virus forced China to cull millions of pigs.