now bringing home the bacon but it won't cost chinese consumers beth polk in take off of the staples price nearly doubled the hike in cost follows polk shortage caused by an outbreak of african swine fever beijing is now taking steps to counter the surge and price of the nation's favorite meats chinese consumers are hoping to bag a bargain before the country's national day celebrations but an outbreak of african swine fever has put a damper on the food heavy festivities more than 100000000 chinese pigs have been lost to buyers depressing the nation's ports supply and sending the proteins prices skyrocketing beijing shoppers are still stocking up on the country's favorite meat but high prices are leaving a bad taste in some consumers miles right now leave me the sight at work almost every week sometimes when the price is good i'll buy more to put into the fridge took place there now it's become very expensive and i only buy what i need it doesn't make sense to buy too much pork i'm expecting the price to drop but i'm going to be a pork is one of china's most important foodstuffs with