# China: Livestock and Products Semi-Annual | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> A USDA FAS semi-annual livestock report on China forecasts lower 2025 pork production and higher beef imports, while revising pork imports down to 2024 levels on depressed demand. The report excludes the retaliatory tariffs China announced March 4, which take effect March 10.

- Date: 2025-03-07 · published 2025-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25572-china-livestock-and-products-semi-annual-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese pork import demand is bearish for hog prices and meat meal sentiment, while higher beef imports support beef export demand. The tariff exclusion means the forecast may understate trade disruption.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-09-07 | [China: Livestock and Products Annual \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39526-china-livestock-and-products-annual-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.4% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | +7.7% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-16 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on new China stats - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46562-u-s-livestock-hogs-limit-down-on-new-china-stats-agcanada.md) | -6.5% | -6.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-19 | [Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30731-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | +0.4% | +2.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-12 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62669-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-rise-on-cut-in-beef-production-estimate-agcanada.md) | -14.1% | -14.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-17 | [Livestock Production Cycles Affect Long-Term Price Outlook for Cattle, Hogs, and Chickens \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25713-livestock-production-cycles-affect-long-term-price-outlook-for-cattle-hogs-and.md) | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-23 | [USDA Ag Outlook: Livestock analysts provides 2024 livestock and poultry outlook during 100th annual forum – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31623-usda-ag-outlook-livestock-analysts-provides-2024-livestock-and-poultry-outlook.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-07 | [ABARES predicts strong year for agricultural production - Trade Farm Machinery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26459-abares-predicts-strong-year-for-agricultural-production-trade-farm-machinery.md) | +1.5% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-livestock-and-products-semi-annual-10

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