Meat is getting pricier because China is peckish for protein

Using kebabs, rather than a large piece of meat, enables the meat to cook faster, thus, spending less time at high temperatures that can form carcinogenic chemicals. — TNS

CHINA is on a global meat-buying spree, pushing up beef, pork and poultry prices around the globe as the world’s most populous nation scrambles to fill a large void in its meat supply.

Meat buyers for China are ramping up purchases after a swine disease hit hog farms across the country and reduced its pig herd—the world’s largest—by more than a third. Domestic pork prices have surged and China’s meat imports are swelling in response, straining global supplies and sending ripples across the global economy.