Pig farmers in China are in a financial pickle as the country’s pork prices slump. Unfavorable Chinese policies make it difficult for farmers to sustain their businesses. Earlier this year, hog farmer Zhao Kai (an alias), bought a small number of piglets each costing over 1,500 yuan (about $235). His investment has become a financial burden, he told the Chinese-language Epoch Times in a recent interview. Zhao’s farm is in Qiqihar, a city in northern China’s Heilongjiang Province. Selling the pigs now would mean a loss of at least 600 yuan (about $94) per piglet, Zhao said, putting him in a difficult position because he had to continue to spend money on pig feeds. What’s more, if he started cutting down on feeds, his pigs would certainly lose weight, and then they would not be sold at a good price in the future. “When the [hog] price started to decline …