# China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump

> Bloomberg reports China has asked hog farmers to be prudent in expanding sow herds and to halt secondary fattening of pigs, aiming to support prices amid deflation. Wholesale pork prices are near their lowest in almost a year, down 10% from a January peak.

- Date: 2025-06-11 · published 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump
- 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

Guidance to restrain hog supply would reduce future feed demand from China, a bearish factor for corn and soymeal, while supporting hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-09-29 | [Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms.md) | +5.3% | +16.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [China to offer financial support to sow farms to rebuild pig herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58592-china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-04 | [China intervenes to manage commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45860-china-intervenes-to-manage-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-28 | [Xinhua Headlines: China promotes large pig farms to ensure stable pork supply - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57089-xinhua-headlines-china-promotes-large-pig-farms-to-ensure-stable-pork-supply.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.0% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump

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