# Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China

> China's breeding sow population rose for a ninth straight month in March to 39.92 million head. Pig prices bottomed and reached 15.4 yuan per kg in the second week of April, and officials said output of pork, beef, poultry and eggs grew year on year in the first quarter.

- Date: 2024-04-19 · published 2024-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30731-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A rising sow herd points to more pigs later in the year, which is bearish for hog prices and implies stronger future feed demand from Chinese producers. The price recovery so far is still modest.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## 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 | 2025-03-07 | [China: Livestock and Products Semi-Annual \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25572-china-livestock-and-products-semi-annual-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-04 | [China's sow herd rises 4.7 percent from year earlier - ag ministry \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43127-china-s-sow-herd-rises-4-7-percent-from-year-earlier-ag-ministry-the-western.md) | -0.3% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-15 | [USDA-FAS Report: China's Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68445-usda-fas-report-china-s-meat-and-poultry-import-forecast-2018-farm-policy-news.md) | +6.3% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-01 | [Next Hogs and Pigs Report: March Madness or more of the same?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25747-next-hogs-and-pigs-report-march-madness-or-more-of-the-same.md) | +0.0% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- english.moa.gov.cn: https://english.moa.gov.cn/news_522/202412/t20241214_301434.html

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