# China steps up hog sector regulation to drive price recovery-Xinhua

> China's agriculture ministry introduced measures under a revised hog production capacity plan to cut output and support prices. The revised plan sets the breeding sow target at about 37.5 million head.

- Date: 2026-05-19 · published 2026-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19251-china-steps-up-hog-sector-regulation-to-drive-price-recovery-xinhua
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Enforced capacity cuts would reduce hog numbers and future feed demand in China, which is a bullish signal for hog prices but bearish for feed-ingredient volumes over time.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-06-07 | [China's Pig Prices Rebound in 2024 Due to Market Recovery and Government Intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29749-china-s-pig-prices-rebound-in-2024-due-to-market-recovery-and-government.md) | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-26 | [China steps up policy support to stabilize pork supply: ministry - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58589-china-steps-up-policy-support-to-stabilize-pork-supply-ministry-xinhua-english.md) | -2.8% | +7.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-04 | [China tries to stabilise pig population as pork prices plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31188-china-tries-to-stabilise-pig-population-as-pork-prices-plunge.md) | -1.7% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-01 | [China must recover pig production, stabilise pork supply - vice premier](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55590-china-must-recover-pig-production-stabilise-pork-supply-vice-premier.md) | -0.4% | +8.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-09-10 | [China's hog capacity reduction poised to accelerate in Sep \| Mysteel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17465-china-s-hog-capacity-reduction-poised-to-accelerate-in-sep-mysteel.md) | -4.1% | -8.3% |
| SBM | 2024-06-07 | [China's Pig Prices Rebound in 2024 Due to Market Recovery and Government Intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29749-china-s-pig-prices-rebound-in-2024-due-to-market-recovery-and-government.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2024-03-04 | [China tries to stabilise pig population as pork prices plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31188-china-tries-to-stabilise-pig-population-as-pork-prices-plunge.md) | +0.5% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2025-03-19 | [Update on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in the HealthCare Sector - FGVW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25602-update-on-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-in-the-healthcare-sector-fgvw.md) | -1.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- english.news.cn: https://english.news.cn/20260519/55cfc24cf3154e848a3964d643cfd562/c.html

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