# China feed grain demand stays stable as hog sector contracts | Animal Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry

> USDA's FAS forecasts China's 2026-27 feed grain use broadly stable at about 292 million tonnes, as a smaller sow herd limits hog feed demand. Corn's share of feed rations fell from 47% in January to 29% in August as users switch to wheat, barley and sorghum.

- Date: 2026-10-07 · published 2026-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17098-china-feed-grain-demand-stays-stable-as-hog-sector-contracts-animal-business
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn inclusion in Chinese feed trims import opportunities for US and other corn exporters, a modestly bearish factor for corn and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2020-11-10 | [Animal Feed Ingredient Market Information In China On November 11, 2020 - Industry news - News - Jiangsu Sinova Technologies Co., Ltd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50273-animal-feed-ingredient-market-information-in-china-on-november-11-2020-industry.md) | +9.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | -8.6% | -12.6% |
| CORN | 2022-05-10 | [China Feed Industry Association: Four measures to combat the cost soaring of domestic feed ingredients](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41394-china-feed-industry-association-four-measures-to-combat-the-cost-soaring-of.md) | +3.2% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-20 | [Higher US grain stocks increase demand for transportation \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16374-higher-us-grain-stocks-increase-demand-for-transportation-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- animalbusinessmea.com: https://www.animalbusinessmea.com/2026/10/07/china-feed-grain-demand-stays-stable-as-hog-sector-contracts/

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