BEIJING: China's premier has ordered local leaders to boost pork production to help cool inflation that pushed up the price of the country's staple meat by 57 percent in June.
During a weekend visit to farm villages, Premier Wen Jiabao called for steps to cut production costs for pork, the country's staple meat, according to a statement Tuesday on the Cabinet website.
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