# China heads for record 2024 grain harvest of 700 mln T | Reuters

> China's pork prices were stable in the fourth quarter, and hog profit margins were expected to stay at normal levels, according to an official. Efforts to cut herd size have helped moderate prices after farmers stepped up slaughter of hogs, beef and dairy cattle. The growth rate of dairy cow breeding has slowed.

- Date: 2024-10-25 · published 2024-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27857-china-heads-for-record-2024-grain-harvest-of-700-mln-t-reuters
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced herd sizes and steadier meat prices lower the pressure to cut feed purchases sharply, which supports feed demand. The effect on grain and feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-01-17 | [China 2024 pork output falls for first time in four years - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26488-china-2024-pork-output-falls-for-first-time-in-four-years-grainews.md) | +0.1% | +8.2% |
| 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 | 2024-08-01 | [Livestock Market Update for The Second Half of 2024 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28790-livestock-market-update-for-the-second-half-of-2024-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -1.1% | -9.3% |
| 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 | 2024-01-08 | [Record Pigs Per Litter Again Offsets Cuts to Farrowings - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32272-record-pigs-per-litter-again-offsets-cuts-to-farrowings-pork-business.md) | +2.2% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-agriculture-ministry-forecasts-bumper-grain-harvest-2024-2024-10-25/

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