# China’s Pork Glut Pressures Hog Prices, Raises Questions for Global Markets - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

> Chinese hog prices stayed near 10 yuan per kilogram from April through June, below chicken prices for four months, while Q2 pork output rose 2.3% year on year and hog prices fell 28.6% from 2025. The sow herd has declined 6.5% to about 37.8 million head, and poultry production is expanding.

- Date: 2026-07-27 · published 2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18327-china-s-pork-glut-pressures-hog-prices-raises-questions-for-global-markets
- 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

Large hog inventories keep feed demand for corn and soymeal supported, but continued losses could eventually force herd reductions. Weak pork prices and rising poultry output also limit China's import needs for pork.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/chinas-pork-glut-pressures-hog-prices-raises-questions-for-global-markets/

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