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Picking up some pork

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On Sunday, the China Merchandise Reserve Management Center (CMRMC) announced detailed plans to purchase pork for national reserves.

MofCom said pork reserve purchases were on the way back on June 28, but these are the first concrete details of the plan.

Some context: Pork prices fell some 65% betw...