“洋猪肉”越来越威风，谁占了“土猪”的地盘

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付瑞生, ：“洋猪肉”越来越威风，谁占了“土猪”的地盘. 钱江晚报, 2011年11月03日.
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/16123330.html

Quote:

"1-7月中国累计进口美国猪肉2亿磅，同比增加5倍。

"美国猪比中国猪便宜一半以上，原因很复杂。刨除了大豆玉米价格上涨、人力资源上涨等因素外，最主要的原因是中国的农户散养不是现代化规模养殖的美国养猪户的对手。

My comment: I was incredulous upon reading "以高盛为代表的资本大鳄不光养猪，他们的目光已经瞄准了整条猪肉生产产业链." I mean, I have never heard of it. More important, the idea itself is laughable: urnanites tend to be richer than country folks, simply because the former are not farmers. In any event, I could not find it in the English-language web. When I search Chinese-language counterpart, that explains everything. The news was created out of thin air. Surprisingly this Chinese writer, at 钱江晚报, is unaware of the falsehood.

In chrological order:
(a) 陈妍, 高盛养猪意味着什么. 在线国际商报, Aug 14, 2008.
http://mnc.people.com.cn/GB/7664651.html
(b) 张瑜. “高盛养猪”传言真相：高盛否认投资2亿养殖生猪. 瞭望东方周刊. Aug 25, 2008.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-08/25/content_9707063.htm