China


    The 23 March 2012 issue of the Kiplinger Agricultural Letter reports some interesting facts concerning current China:

 


  1.  China produces 60% of the world’s pigs.

  2. The cost of pork production is 86% higher than U.S. cost.

  3. Corn in China is 57% more expensive than U.S. corn.


It is being reported that the current average soybean production per acre in China is 50% of the U.S. production levels.