# China's breeding sow herd falls 10.7% to 36.02 million, below the 37.5 million normal holding level | eFeedLink

> China's breeding sow herd fell 10.7% to 36.02 million head, below the 37.5 million normal holding level. Hog slaughter and pork output remained higher year on year in the first nine months, while live hog producer prices fell 22.1%.

- Date: 2026-10-26 · published 2026-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17101-china-s-breeding-sow-herd-falls-10-7-to-36-02-million-below-the-37-5-million
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp sow herd contraction points to tighter hog supply later and eventually firmer feed demand, but the low hog prices show near-term demand weakness, leaving the feed price effect mixed.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-01-04 | [China's sow herd rises 4.7 percent from year earlier - ag ministry \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43127-china-s-sow-herd-rises-4-7-percent-from-year-earlier-ag-ministry-the-western.md) | -0.3% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [USDA GAIN Report: China pig production to exceed 2021 levels, prices remain low in 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42292-usda-gain-report-china-pig-production-to-exceed-2021-levels-prices-remain-low.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-08-31 | [Hog slaughter still below pre-COVID levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51757-hog-slaughter-still-below-pre-covid-levels.md) | +7.0% | +30.1% |
| HOGS | 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) | +0.5% | +6.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-07-20 | [China's sow herd at end-June up for second straight month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40469-china-s-sow-herd-at-end-june-up-for-second-straight-month-reuters.md) | +2.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-17 | [China's 2019 pork output plunges to 16-year low as disease culls herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54965-china-s-2019-pork-output-plunges-to-16-year-low-as-disease-culls-herd.md) | +3.4% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Sorghum acres fall below year ago levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18852-sorghum-acres-fall-below-year-ago-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Ongoing shortfall of replacement cattle spurs feedlots to hold on to their inventory \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26638-ongoing-shortfall-of-replacement-cattle-spurs-feedlots-to-hold-on-to-their.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/chinas-breeding-sow-herd-falls-10-7-to-36-02-million-below-the-37-5-million-normal-holding-level

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