AgFeed Industries Inc. (fka FEEDQ)

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News for 'FEED' - (Chinese Government Desperate to See Zhongpin and AgFeed Succeed The Bedford Report Provides Equity Research on AgFeed Industries & Zhongpin)


NEW YORK, NY, Oct 19, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- China's pork imports have
skyrocketed this year as rising feed costs, increasin! g wages and concerns about
more outbreaks of disease has made Chinese producers reluctant to boost output.
Favorable government subsidies are expected to benefit large-scale producers in
the future, and encourage them to boost production. The Bedford Report examines
the outlook for companies in China's Consumer Goods Sector and provides equity
research on AgFeed Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEED) and Zhongpin, Inc. (NASDAQ:
HOGS). Access to the full company reports can be found at:

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Chinese authorities -- who view affordable pork as "important for social
stability" -- have lifted subsidies in an effort to revive the domestic pig
industry. The Chinese Government says that it will invest $390 million in large
pig farms this year and that all farmers and pig farms will receive a subsidy of
at least $15 for every sow they raise.

A report from Agrimoney.com finds that the ! large-scale operators that the
government is particularly keen on e ncouraging "report that difficulties in
acquiring additional farm land are hampering their expansion plans."

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Last month Zhongpin Inc, a leading meat and food processing company in the
People's Republic of China, announced that the trial production at its new
prepared pork products plant in Tianjin has begun. The new prepared pork
products plant will have an annual production capacity of about 36,000 metric
tons. The total investment in phase 2 was approximately $22 million.

AgFeed Industries continues to be a growing player in China's hog production
sector. AgFeed and the local government to! gether act in partnership with local
farmers to secure the necessary financing, provide the necessary guidance,
technical and nutritional support in order for the farmers to improve their
productivity.

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