Comment on Starbucks $10 pork-flavored coffeeparentComments−sealeck2yNon-muslim Chinese love pork, it is by far the most commonly eaten meat in the country.In fact so much so that the meat has an outsized role in Chinese inflation. For example outbreaks of diseases among pigs can cause inflation to skyrocket and collapses in prices can bring similar problems. See e.g. https://www.ft.com/content/058df2fe-ae7a-4be8-93c6-ca9cb46d3... or https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-03/china-eco...−seanmcdirmid2yChinese government has a pork reserve like the American government has an oil reserve.−papertokyo2yLike the Canadian government has a maple syrup reserve.−sealeck2yI did not know that, that's really interesting!
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In fact so much so that the meat has an outsized role in Chinese inflation. For example outbreaks of diseases among pigs can cause inflation to skyrocket and collapses in prices can bring similar problems. See e.g. https://www.ft.com/content/058df2fe-ae7a-4be8-93c6-ca9cb46d3... or https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-03/china-eco...
Chinese government has a pork reserve like the American government has an oil reserve.
Like the Canadian government has a maple syrup reserve.
I did not know that, that's really interesting!