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 It did not say how it defines large farms or what the current level
is.
However analysts at Dutch bank Rabobank have said that farms
producing more than 10,000 pigs a year only accounted for 18% of the
total in 2016.
The push to promote large farms comes amid a severe shortage of pork
in the world's top consumer. China's huge hog herd has shrunk by a
third, according to official data, after African swine fever swept
through the country in the past year.
The disease is deadly to pigs but does not harm people.
Beijing said on Monday it will offer subsidies of up to 5 million
yuan ($700,000) to support the construction of large-scale pig
farms.
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In a document published online, the cabinet laid out other measures
to stabilize pork supply in the country, including urging provincial
authorities to offer temporary subsidies to large farms in the major
pig production counties.
It also called on big consuming regions to support pig production in
other areas with significant production.
The document said large farms should account for 65% of the total by
2025.
(Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Louise
Heavens)
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