# Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices - AgCanada

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs pledged at a July 23 meeting with major hog producers to cut breeding sows, control hog slaughter weights and curb new capacity. Soymeal and rapeseed meal futures fell the next day, and cash hog prices have hovered below 15 yuan per kg.

- Date: 2025-07-24 · published 2025-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23725-chinese-government-pledges-hog-capacity-control-to-stabilize-prices-agcanada
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese hog numbers would reduce future soymeal demand from the world's largest feed buyer, weighing on soybean meal and rapeseed meal prices and export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 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) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| 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 | 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) | +0.3% | +7.7% |
| SBM | 2021-09-23 | [China lowers 2021-2025 sow herd target, seeks to stabilise pork prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45062-china-lowers-2021-2025-sow-herd-target-seeks-to-stabilise-pork-prices-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2021-05-20 | [Chinese firms cut soymeal content in hog feed to reduce imports - Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47093-chinese-firms-cut-soymeal-content-in-hog-feed-to-reduce-imports-global-times.md) | -3.8% | -6.5% |
| 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 | 2026-03-04 | [Beijing urges hog producers to focus on capacity control \| MarketScreener UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20149-beijing-urges-hog-producers-to-focus-on-capacity-control-marketscreener-uk.md) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/chinese-government-pledges-hog-capacity-control-to-stabilize-prices

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