# China's Pork Production Jumps 7% in Q4 Amid Slaughter Rush - Pork Business

> China's National Bureau of Statistics data showed pork production rose 7% in Q4 2025 to 15.7 million metric tons, the highest fourth quarter since 2018. Hog slaughter rose 2.4% for the full year 2025, and cash hog prices were 12.6 yuan per kg, down from 15.4 a year earlier. Rabobank expects prices to rebound near the end of Q2 2026.

- Date: 2026-01-20 · published 2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21054-china-s-pork-production-jumps-7-in-q4-amid-slaughter-rush-pork-business
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The Q4 output surge and low cash hog prices indicate heavy domestic supply and weak margins, which reduce near-term hog feed demand. Government efforts to cut sow herds could support a later price recovery.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | -4.5% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-28 | [U.S. a bright spot in pork production — but those prices ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52247-u-s-a-bright-spot-in-pork-production-but-those-prices.md) | -3.1% | +3.0% |
| HOGS | 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) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-17 | [China pork output jumps 2.1 percent in Q1, pressuring prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65489-china-pork-output-jumps-2-1-percent-in-q1-pressuring-prices.md) | +4.2% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/chinas-pork-production-jumps-7-q4-amid-slaughter-rush

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