Published: 9:21pm, 18 Jun, 2017 Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018
turkey 's small pig farmers are being pushed out by bigger operators . About 90 % of China ’s 40 million pig farmers raise fewer than 50 percent but account for one - third of supply . A lack of understanding of production cycles means many of these " backyard " farmers buy and sell pigs at the wrong time , triggering supply disruptions and price cuts . The government has therefore cut back subsidies for smaller farmers and brought in stricter regulations to try to stabilise the industry and encourage small farms to either expand or close . Recent advances in the pork industry have included unethical practices such as selling meat from diseased swine , and have led to demand for more regulation .