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chinamonty · 06-24-2008, 12:16 AM

I would be surprised to find too many pigs here in China enjoying imported corn. I would think most of them would be eating restaurant scraps instead. Of course being such a large country generalisations dont hold up too well (same as "rich" farmers who have assets but no cash) but perhaps there are intense pig farms that use corn. people here eat a lot of corn by the way. On streets you will find vendors selling corn ears already cooked for you and they are great to eat.
the fat Chinese are the ones that are going to KFC and Maccas. there are still a lot of chinese who dont eat meat at all or eat very little.

06-24-2008, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
chinamonty 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shenzhen, China Drives: Buses and ferries. Company cars Audi A4, A6 and Posts: 1,463	Re: Not Ethanol: China's change in meat consumption responsible for high grain prices I would be surprised to find too many pigs here in China enjoying imported corn. I would think most of them would be eating restaurant scraps instead. Of course being such a large country generalisations dont hold up too well (same as "rich" farmers who have assets but no cash) but perhaps there are intense pig farms that use corn. people here eat a lot of corn by the way. On streets you will find vendors selling corn ears already cooked for you and they are great to eat. the fat Chinese are the ones that are going to KFC and Maccas. there are still a lot of chinese who dont eat meat at all or eat very little.