The latest CCP virus outbreak in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province is ever-worsening. Villagers in Wangkui county, one of the epicenters of the recent resurgence of COVID-19, were forcibly taken to quarantine centers, with their livestock and crops left behind. The remaining pig farm owners in this county have suffered difficulties due to the authorities’ imposed lockdown, such as not being able to restock animal feed and obstacles in selling their pigs.
Official reports show that Wangkui county’s economy heavily relies on the hog industry. As of 2020, the number of hog farms with more than 10,000 heads increased to 15 and the number of hog farms with more than 1,000 heads has grown to 57.
