Chinese company Shuanghui International Holdings Limited will acquire Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer.
Remember, China is the world's largest pork consumer so this deal makes a lot of strategic sense.
Moreover, the recent decline in Chinese pork prices is seeing the industry consolidate and smaller farmers
We pulled together these images to put together a tour of China's pork industry.
China is the world's largest pork consumer and is expected to have consumed 52 million tons in 2012.
Half of the world's pigs, about 476 million are said to reside in China.
China become a net importer of pork in 2008.
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