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Updated Friday, July 30, 2010 9:40 am TWN, CNA Taitung fresh pork market to be suspendedThe pork market in Taitung usually closes for a few days each summer ahead of the Ghost Festival in August when demand tends to rise sharply, but sales have never been suspended for more than seven days at a time. However, this year there has been a shortage of pork because of high summer temperatures, which affect the survival rate of pigs, and because pig stocks were depleted by Typhoon Morakot last August, said Wu Tzi-ko, who is in charge of livestock production affairs in the Taitung County government. Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here Comments July 30, 2010 johnny.brian@ Reply No pork, how about US beef? or Chicken? or Fish? August 3, 2010 elumpen@ Hmmm ... I'm pretty certain high summer temperatures and typhoons don't "affect the survival rate of pigs". Third-world standards of care and shelter, on the other hand ... that might have something to do with it. |
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