China has called on its top hog producers to "take the lead" in cutting output, Reuters reported, citing state-run Shanghai Securities News on Thursday, as the country battles a supply glut and sluggish consumer demand in its massive pork sector. At a high-level meeting on Tuesday, officials urged major companies - including Muyuan Foods and Wens Foodstuff - to reduce breeding sows, lower slaughter volumes, and keep hog weights around 120 kg, the report said. The meeting, jointly held by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' animal husbandry bureau, signals a stronger push by Beijing to rein in overcapacity and stabilise prices. Authorities also plan to tighten credit for hog production capacity expansion and cut subsidies that fuel pig output growth, the report ...