Better known for rail construction, CR24 is going the whole hog to support the nation's goals in upgrading its infrastructure, especially the national transportation network.
CR24以铁路建设而闻名，它正在全力支持国家升级基础设施的目标，尤其是国家交通网络。
Supported by the nation's efforts to shore up economic growth and upgrade infrastructure, State-owned builders are going the whole hog on key infrastructure projects nationwide.
在国家支持经济增长和基础设施升级的努力的支持下，国有建筑商正在全国范围内的关键基础设施项目上全力以赴。
"Environmental protection has been a buzzword in the Yangtze River development in recent years, and we have been going the whole hog to guarantee safe and environmentally harmless construction since the project started," Qin said.
秦说：“近年来，环境保护一直是长江开发的一个热门话题，自项目启动以来，我们一直在全力以赴确保安全和无害环境的建设。”。
Downstream profits hog limelight; Nov data show firm economic recoveryChina's major industrial companies maintained steady profit growth in November.
下游利润引人注目；11月数据显示经济稳步复苏中国主要工业企业11月利润保持稳定增长。
Tencent Holdings Ltd has leveraged its in-house artificial intelligence lab to grow vegetables, whereas Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is adopting AI to boost efficiency of China's hog farms.
The Harley Owners Group (HOG) carried out "Dark Ride" in as many as 13 major cities across India, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru as a mark of their protest against the company's pullout from the country.
The newspaper quoted a Delhi-based HOG rider Harveen Bali as saying that "Harley is passing the brand to Hero which has a different biking culture.
- New Hope Liuhe Co Ltd, a major hog breeding enterprise in China, saw its net profit topping 5.09 billion yuan (about $762 million) in the first three quarters of the year, up 65.54 percent year-on-year.
The growth in both price and sales volume of hogs was the major contributor to profit gain, the company said.
It sold a total of 4.34 million hogs during the first three quarters of 2020, up 83.11 percent compared with the same period of last year.
- China's leading hog producer Muyuan Foods expected surging profits in the first three quarters amid high demand for pork, a staple meat in the country.
The surge in profits was due to a rise in both hog prices and the number of hogs sold, according to the statement.
Since last year, China has implemented a string of policies to stimulate hog production and stabilize pork prices affected by African swine fever and other factors.
Company eyes food supply for growth as home sales dip due to COVID-19A Chinese property giant's decision to try its hand at hog raising has led to in-depth discussions about the major move, especially as the coronavirus outbreak continues to come under control.
China Vanke Co Ltd announced a plan on Thursday to recruit managers and professionals for its hog farms in Guangdong province, thus revealing its foray into the agricultural sector.
The job description for the new unit's general manager says the employee will participate in formulating a plan to raise 250,000 hogs.
The new unit covers hog raising, vegetable cultivation and enterprise catering.
However, Vanke is not the first developer in China to enter the hog sector.
The hog farms of China Evergrande Group and Wanda Group were built even earlier as part of poverty alleviation efforts.
Listed hog breeders also enjoyed a remarkable upswing in profit.
Ma said on his public WeChat account that "Hog raising is actually a very high-tech profession－even higher than the property industry－so it should not be regarded as an easy task. "
Tyson Foods, the largest American-owned pork processor, said Thursday it will ban the use of a drug that adds weight to hogs so it can expand its market share in China.
Tyson said in February 2020 it will halt the purchase of hogs raised from American farmers raised with the feed additive ractopamine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but banned in China.
China, the world's largest consumer of pork, has had its hog herd devastated by an outbreak of African swine fever discovered more than a year ago.
Since August 2018, about 1.17 million hogs have been culled to stop the disease, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported.
Tyson said most of the hogs slaughtered at its plants are purchased from about 2,000 independent farmers.
Tyson said it notified farmers of the policy change this week and will work with them in the coming months and begin testing to be certain hogs are ractopamine-free.
"It is approved for use in pork production in 26 countries with 75 additional countries allowing the import of pork from ractopamine-fed hogs, even though it is not used in their domestic herds.
In China, the country with the largest hog consumption and growing health awareness, local retailers also are eyeing the emerging artificial meat products market.
Plant-based protein makers are hoping to take a bite out of the massive meat market in China and throughout AsiaThe Year of the Pig has failed to offer much comfort to the hog industry on the Chinese mainland, which has been ravaged by African swine fever, and some are betting big on making it the year plant-based meat substitute takes off in the world's second-largest economy and throughout Asia.
Imported goods are set to hog the Nov 11 limelight, with Tmall Global, the dedicated cross-border portal, providing 3,700 categories of foreign merchandise from 75 countries and regions on its platform.
Teaming up with livestock farming companies Sichuan Tequ Group and Dekon Group, the e-commerce giant has invested millions of yuan to build an AI system that can keep a record of every single hog, including their breed, age in days, diet, weight and movement.
During the period, hog prices went down 1.4 percent, according to the NBS data.
In Sihong county, under the prefecture-level city of Suqian in Jiangsu province, County Magistrate Geng Xiaoyun is ambitiously bolstering its agricultural sector, including the likes of raising hogs, cultivating aquaculture, as well as growing rice, fruits and vegetables.
During the same period, hog prices decreased by 1.8 percent, according to the NBS data.
During the same period, hog prices decreased 1.2 percent, according to the NBS data.
During the same period, hog prices rose 14.6 percent, according to the NBS data.
Hog price remained flat, NBS data also revealed.
Hog prices stayed flat, while cotton prices climbed 4.8 percent in the same period, NBS data showed.
The decline in prices was dragged down by factors such as high base effects, hog prices, the impact of international commodity prices and price wars in the automobile industry.
Hog prices climbed 4.3 percent in late April to 14.7 yuan ($2.13) per kg, NBS data showed.
According to a work plan for stabilizing the pork market, China has introduced a three-level early-warning system to raise the alarm for excessive ups and downs in hog prices.
The commission said it would work with relevant departments to start the stockpiling work for state reserves in due time, to help hog prices return to a reasonable level as soon as possible.
Despite facing uncertainties from international geopolitical tensions and imported inflationary pressures, he said China has the confidence and capabilities to achieve its 2023 annual consumer inflation target of around 3 percent, given its sufficient supplies of products such as grain, hogs and energy as well as its improved system for stabilizing supplies and prices.
The country's pork supplies are on the increase thanks to the growing number of hogs in stock and those ready to enter the market, Meng Wei, a spokesperson with the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference.
The prices of hogs climbed in the second half of this year, with marked increases in October.
Meng said the government would pay close attention to hog supply and demand, continue to release pork reserves, and increase pork releases if necessary to get hog prices back into a reasonable zone.
Hog price dropped 2.5 percent to 27 yuan ($3.72) per kilogram.
The hog price edged up 2.1 percent in late September to 24.2 yuan ($3.4) per kg.
Hog price gained 4.4 percent in early September to 23.5 yuan (about $3.4) per kg.
Pig farms are advised to make proper arrangements and sell hogs at a normal pace.
Hog price gained 5.1 percent in late August to 22.5 yuan ($3.3) per kg.
Fu said China has sufficient supply of agricultural and industrial products, and there is insufficient room for significant pork price gains considering factors such as China's ample supply of hogs.
Hog price rose 1.4 percent in early August to 21.5 yuan ($3.2) per kg.
Zheng Houcheng, director of the Yingda Securities Research Institute, said the rise in July CPI was largely due to soaring pork prices as some producers were reluctant to sell hogs ready for the market.
China's hog supply in the second half of this year is guaranteed and hog prices will not grow continuously and substantially, Chen Guanghua, an official with the ministry said earlier this month.
The country's hog prices went up since late June and have seen a pullback recently.
Hog price rose 1.3 percent from early July to came in at 22.6 yuan ($3.35) per kg.
China's hog production has returned to a reasonable range, with the number of breeding sows reaching 42.77 million at the end of June, Zeng told a press conference.
- China's hog production remains in a normal and reasonable range at present, said Shu Jueting, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), on Thursday.
Citing the NDRC's recent meetings to crack down on illegalities and irregularities such as price gouging, Yin Yue, a macroeconomic analyst at Shanghai-listed Hongta Securities, said there is insufficient room for further hog price gains in the coming months, and China's relatively stable prices level leaves room to step up macro policy support.
Hog price went up 21.9 percent during the period to 22.3 yuan ($3.32) per kg.
The National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, recently said it is considering releasing pork from central reserves and guiding localities to release extra stocks in a timely manner to prevent sharp increases in hog prices.
Liu Zhicheng, director of the commodity market division at the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research's market and price institute, said there is little likelihood of further hog price gains in the next few months, considering factors such as China's sufficient supply, slowing pork consumption in July and August and the recent pig feed price declines.
"Environmental protection has been a buzzword in Yangtze River's development during recent years, and we have been going the whole hog to guarantee safe and environmentally friendly construction since the project started," Qin said.
Hog price went up 11.6 percent during the period to 18.3 yuan ($2.73) per kg.
China has introduced a three-level early-warning system to raise the alarm for excessive ups and downs in hog prices.
Livestock farms and households are advised to make reasonable decisions for production and operation to maintain the stability of hog production capacity.
Hog price went up 1.3 percent during the period to 15.7 yuan ($2.35) per kg.
Hog price went up 4 percent during the period to 15.5 yuan ($2.3) per kg.
Hog prices jumped 12.3 percent in late April from the middle of the month.
Meng said the NRDC and the authorities concerned will ensure stability in both supplies and prices of grains, fertilizers and hogs.
Hog prices declined 3.3 percent in mid-March compared with that in early March.
Chen Guanghua, deputy director of the ministry's animal husbandry and veterinary services bureau, said the live hog stock was 449 million by the end of last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent.
"These hogs will be slaughtered gradually from January to June this year, so the supply in the first half of this year will be at a high level,"Chen said.
China fully recovered its hog production capacity in the second quarter of last year, rebuilding the live pig stock that was seriously affected by the African swine fever in 2018.
It said that if necessary, the stockpile will be strengthened to help prices of live hogs recover to a reasonable level and ensure a stable market.
"The capacity of sows is generally reasonable and the hog price is already at a low level.
Livestock farms and households are advised to make reasonable decisions on production and operation to maintain the stability of hog production capacity.
According to Wu from Oxford Economics, there remains an upside risk to China's food inflation as Ukraine accounts for 30 percent of China's corn imports used in feeding hogs, while pork prices serve as a main component of the CPI.
Hog prices lost 6.8 percent in mid-February compared with that in early February.
Hog prices lost 6.7 percent in mid-January compared with that in early January.
Since the beginning of the year, hog prices in China have fallen sharply due to a significant improvement in supply and decline in demand, prompting authorities to step in with multiple measures to stabilize the market.
Authorities have released guidelines on advancing sustainable and healthy development in the hog industry, detailing tasks to avoid drastic fluctuations in the market and ensure stable supplies.
Hog prices gained 2.8 percent in late November compared with that in mid-November.
Since the beginning of the year, hog prices in China have fallen sharply due to a significant improvement in supply and the decline in demand, prompting authorities to step in with multiple measures to stabilize the market.
In August, authorities released guidelines on advancing sustainable and healthy development in the hog industry, detailing tasks to avoid drastic fluctuations in the market and ensure stable supplies.
Chinese authorities on Friday released guidelines on advancing sustainable and healthy development in the hog industry, detailing tasks to avoid drastic fluctuations in the market and ensure stable supplies.
After the African swine fever dealt a heavy blow to hog production and pork prices, authorities have taken a slew of measures, including handing out subsidies to encourage scale farming, to stabilize prices of the staple meat in China.
While hog supply has gradually restored, the wild swings in production capacity that have long plagued the development of the pig industry have not yet been fundamentally solved, the guidelines noted.
Hog prices edged down 0.6 percent in late July compared with that in mid-July.
The State Council has unleashed a new set of measures to stabilize hog production amid falling pork prices, as analysts highlighted the need to offer more subsidies to farmers to protect their interests.
The council decided in its executive meeting on Wednesday the government will adopt more measures in line with market principles to stabilize hog production and ensure the stability and price of the pork supply.
The measures by the central government came as hog prices in China have fallen sharply due to a significant improvement in supply and the decline in demand since the beginning of the year.
The surge in pork production followed a price surge in 2019 and 2020, when African swine fever ravaged the country's hog herds and drove up pork prices.
The number of hogs slaughtered was 109 million, up 44.9 percent in the first half, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The meeting, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, also specified measures to keep hog production capacity stable to ensure the safe supply of pork and stabilize the prices.
Thanks to stabilized production, hog production capacity in China has returned to the average level, the meeting noted.
The meeting called for providing stable, long-term supportive policies to keep pig farmers motivated, establishing a counter-cycle adjustment mechanism on hog production.
Hog prices went down 2.5 percent in mid-July compared with early July.