Shineway Group invests to increase pig supply

Goal is to deliver 200,000 slaughter pigs annually

June 24, 2009

Shineway Group of China, through its investment and development company SIDC, will invest 70 million yuan (about $10.5 million) into a pig production project in Luohe, Henan province, to increase the supply to its 15 million pigs/year slaughter/process operation.

The project goal is to deliver 200,000 slaughter pigs annually.

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