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FEED QUARTERLY: CHINA'S CHANGING FEED INDUSTRY

using internationally recognized equipment made in China," Connolly said.
Labor traditionally has been cheap
in China, he said, so where a mill in
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people, the same mill in China could
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number of employees from the administration through production.
China is a leader in digital technology, he said, such as drones and robots.
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protection and control of animal disease, the ERS said in its report.
During its 2014 relicensing campaign, prompted by concerns about
feed safety and quality, the Ministry
of Agriculture withdrew the business licenses of 30% of feed mills.
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pig carcasses in Shanghai's Huangpu
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regulations banning swine farms near
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business models to get more control
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the ERS said.
"China has done a tremendous job
of trying to regulate the riskier parts of
the food chain out of the feed chain,"
Connolly said. "It was harder to keep

an eye on what was happening with
the small mills."
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food affordability to questions on things
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toxins in the soil."
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