# China’s hog sector crisis weighs on future corn and soybean meal demand

> China's hog sector has been loss-making for seven consecutive months, with piglet prices at multi-year lows of 130-160 yuan per head against production costs of 230-280 yuan at large farms. Fattening farms are delaying restocking and idling capacity, and small and medium farms face the greatest pressure.

- Date: 2026-10-12 · published 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17097-china-s-hog-sector-crisis-weighs-on-future-corn-and-soybean-meal-demand
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker hog numbers in the medium term reduce compound feed demand, which lowers future import needs for corn and soybean meal and is bearish for those markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/chinas-hog-sector-crisis-weighs-on-future-corn-and-soybean-meal-demand/

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