UK and China agree £45m pig semen export deal

[mota bhai 2,675]

Britain has won the right to export pig semen to China in a deal worth £45m a year.

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Under the deal with China, the "porcine semen" can be flown to the country in frozen and fresh form.

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This new deal to export pig semen will be worth £45m to UK firms and means Britain's best pigs will help sustain the largest pig population in the world.

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Half of the world's pigs are in China but the country needs to improve pig genetics.

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"UK porcine semen will be key to help the Chinese improve their pig production and make the industry more productive in the long term. The quantities are not the important factor for this trade; it is the quality that is important."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/pig-semen-export-deal-china

[Peikko 1,575]

I often wondered why Merkins can't make bangers. Now I know it's because they don't grow the right sort of pigs.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Chinese will eat anything.

I often wondered why Merkins can't make bangers. Now I know it's because they don't grow the right sort of pigs.

Yes. It is hard to make food bland enough for english tastes.

[Darnell 8,479]

now wait a mo.

First China wanted to purchase the largest pork producer in the USA,

and now the Brits have brokered a deal, forcing pig pizzle into China.

Who's winning the war on pork ?

[Peikko 1,575]

Chinese will eat anything.

Yes. It is hard to make food bland enough for english tastes.

I don't know where you got your stereotyping from, but it's inaccurate.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I often wondered why Merkins can't make bangers. Now I know it's because they don't grow the right sort of pigs.

If Merkins were making bangers, I'd wonder why. Who wants them?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If Merkins were making bangers, I'd wonder why. Who wants them?

They are a safe sandwich at Renaissance Faires. Of course, they are not "proper" english bangers boiled until they chew like rubber, but rather mild Italian sausages that are grilled over an open fire.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I often wondered why Merkins can't make bangers. Now I know it's because they don't grow the right sort of pigs.

If Merkins were making bangers, I'd wonder why. Who wants them?

I'll be honest with you... Merkins should be kept well away from any sort of food production. Nice as sauage meat tastes, the fact that it contains all-sorts isn't something anyone wants to think about, let alone finding stray hairs in the mix!

[Peikko 1,575]

They are a safe sandwich at Renaissance Faires. Of course, they are not "proper" english bangers boiled until they chew like rubber, but rather mild Italian sausages that are grilled over an open fire.

Boiled bangers? Whoever sold you that desert bridge?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I never knew pig ####### was so lucrative. We're all in the wrong business, eh?

[mota bhai 2,675]

I am afraid to ask precisely what business you are in.....................

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I am afraid to ask precisely what business you are in.....................

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I am afraid to ask precisely what business you are in.....................

I'm now in the pig stud business!

I made a website! http://www.purplepowerboarstud.com/

Edited December 6, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Does noone know what a merkin is?

Edited December 6, 2013 by Papa Lazarou

[Peikko 1,575]

Let's NOT go there.