# Beijing urges hog producers to focus on capacity control | MarketScreener UK

> China has urged hog producers to cut output and enforce 2025 production limits, and to set up a registration system for capacity control. The move follows a supply glut and sluggish demand, with pork prices down 14.6% year on year in December.

- Date: 2026-03-04 · published 2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20149-beijing-urges-hog-producers-to-focus-on-capacity-control-marketscreener-uk
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Official output curbs reduce future hog numbers and feed demand, which is bearish for hog and feed-grain prices over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-04-18 | [China agriculture minister urges pig breeders to reduce capacity as prices fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19720-china-agriculture-minister-urges-pig-breeders-to-reduce-capacity-as-prices-fall.md) | +1.4% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-24 | [China Urges Pig Breeders to Cut Capacity After Prices Fall to 10-Year Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18778-china-urges-pig-breeders-to-cut-capacity-after-prices-fall-to-10-year-low.md) | -0.1% | +6.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-07-24 | [Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23725-chinese-government-pledges-hog-capacity-control-to-stabilize-prices-agcanada.md) | -0.3% | -10.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-01-23 | [China to Encourage Hog Farmers to Reduce Capacity After Price Slump - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32125-china-to-encourage-hog-farmers-to-reduce-capacity-after-price-slump-pork.md) | +4.4% | +14.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-12 | [State Council planning more measures to restore nation's hog production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56059-state-council-planning-more-measures-to-restore-nation-s-hog-production.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- uk.marketscreener.com: https://uk.marketscreener.com/news/beijing-urges-hog-producers-to-focus-on-capacity-control-ce7e5cd3dc8ef42c

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