The UK is exporting thousands of pigs to China, to interbreed with the inferior Chinese pigs. The Food Minister flew out to China last week, and will spend much of the time drumming up trade for British food exports.
Demand for the meat is soaring amongst the rapidly expanding Chinese middle class, but demand far outstrip supply. Farmers estimate that there is enough demand from China to export up to £20 million worth of breeding pigs a year and they are also increasing meat exports to China.