China’s Pork Obsession Hurts Global Badminton | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G

China is a badminton superpower, but its obsession with pork might just be crippling the sport it once dominated. Rupha Ramani breaks down how China’s massive pork consumption, which accounts for over 60% of its meat intake, is indirectly causing a global shortage of duck and goose farming, crucial birds whose feathers are used to make shuttlecocks. As pork prices drop, fewer farmers are raising ducks and geese, driving up the cost of shuttlecocks dramatically. And countries like France, where badminton is booming post-Paris Olympics, are starting to feel the heat. With 90% of duck and goose feather production based in Asia (mostly China), and climate change compounding the issue, could China’s dietary preferences be the unexpected villain in badminton’s growth story?

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