TOKYO -- Corn prices have risen substantially over the past year as China's pork industry rebounds from an outbreak of African swine fever that had forced farmers to cull much of their pig herds.
Pork industry's growing appetite for feed spurs 30% rise from last year

A farmer feeds pigs on his farm at a village in Liaoning Province, China, in January 2019. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Corn prices have risen substantially over the past year as China's pork industry rebounds from an outbreak of African swine fever that had forced farmers to cull much of their pig herds.