# China 2024 pork output falls for first time in four years - Grainews

> China's 2024 pork output fell 1.5% to 57.06 million metric tons, the first decline in four years, as official data showed on January 17. Hog slaughter dropped 3.3% to 702.56 million head, and the year-end pig herd fell 1.6%. Several large producers plan to increase slaughter in 2025.

- Date: 2025-01-17 · published 2025-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26488-china-2024-pork-output-falls-for-first-time-in-four-years-grainews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese output reduces import demand pressure only modestly, while plans for higher 2025 slaughter point to renewed supply growth that could weigh on hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-10-25 | [China heads for record 2024 grain harvest of 700 mln T \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27857-china-heads-for-record-2024-grain-harvest-of-700-mln-t-reuters.md) | +4.7% | +2.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-18 | [China’s pork output recovers in 2020, beating expectations
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49143-china-s-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations-the-pig-site.md) | +1.8% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-02 | [Grain prices, disease, China wild cards in pork market \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37344-grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market-feed-strategy.md) | +1.7% | +11.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-19 | [China Jan-Sept pork output rises as farmers cull herds to cut hog inventories \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17100-china-jan-sept-pork-output-rises-as-farmers-cull-herds-to-cut-hog-inventories.md) | -2.8% | — |
| HOGS | 2024-11-07 | [Chinese pork output continues slide \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27392-chinese-pork-output-continues-slide-the-western-producer.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/china-2024-pork-output-falls-for-first-time-in-four-years/

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