The trade deal is benefiting industrial scale pig breeders like East Yorkshire based JSR Genetics. The firm sent 800 pigs on a flight to Gunaghzhou, but there were only three breeds of pigs on board, indicating the reduction in genetic diversity resulting from this type of trade deal. The greenhouse gas emissions from the flights adds to the emissions from passenger flights. China is massively increasing its pork production. Although most of the pork is consumed domestically, the dependence on imported soybeans to feed the pigs. More details in this article at the Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport (SEMA) campaign website.
