# Spotlight on China’s pork market

> Rabobank's global animal protein outlook for 2025 expects China's pork production to rise year-on-year after a slight 2024 decline. It forecasts prices will fall below 2024 levels but stay above breakeven. China's pork imports fell 14% in 2024.

- Date: 2025-01-27 · published 2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26490-spotlight-on-china-s-pork-market
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected growth in Chinese pork output and lower prices suggest softer hog values and reduced import demand, which could temper feed demand tied to hog production.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-10-27 | [Bright spots, uncertain trends forecast in global pork markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33780-bright-spots-uncertain-trends-forecast-in-global-pork-markets.md) | +2.9% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-19 | [China’s 2022 pork output rises to highest in eight years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37766-china-s-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years.md) | -1.3% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-09 | [Ask the Experts: Pork Markets - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37922-ask-the-experts-pork-markets-pork-checkoff.md) | -2.9% | -5.8% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-16 | [China’s Q2 pork output falls from a year ago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29239-china-s-q2-pork-output-falls-from-a-year-ago.md) | +3.2% | +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% |

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2025/01/27/spotlight-on-chinas-pork-market/

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