the woman now being reported as if the first person from whom an animal hosted virus successfully jumped to start the CoVID 19 pandemic said she thinks she got it from sharing the bathroom with the meat sellers in the live food market where she was selling fresh (live) shrimp. What if people fear the virus jumped from shrimp to humans? The people in Peru heard it came from bats and a group torched the caves where bats live. This might yet become far uglier, though I appreciate the increasing optimism being expressed about the risks from the virus if not the risks of investing in Chinese agriculture. Admittedly, not news from China, but, I don't even know where to begin trying to guess why my local grocery store is selling shrimp at half the price from most of the past year. Is shrimp suddenly unprofitable, a glut on market, or being avoided by past buyers?
There seems to be such an unending string of bad news but maybe the next report will prove different. SIAF did get a bailout loan, proving it has the right reputation with local government and is expected to prove itself a food supplier. I thought that was the great pivot to better news to come. I admit to feeling discouragement now.
