Business brisk despite up to 50 per cent jump in pork prices as Hong Kong butchers resume trade following African swine fever case

Butchers in Hong Kong raised the price of fresh pork by as much as 50 per cent on Monday as slaughterhouses reopened from a week’s cleansing over African swine fever fears.They increased their prices in response to the cost of wholesale pigs doubling.In Causeway Bay’s Bowrington Road Market, Tung Po Food’s Mr Lee complained about the loss of business as his butchery had to close last week because of the lack of supplies.“I usually make several thousand dollars a day. But I had to close last…