# USDA’s Beijing attaché released first projections for China’s 2024 – Pig Farming

> The USDA Beijing attaché released early projections for China's pork sector. It estimates 2023 pork production at 56.5 million tonnes, the highest since 2014, and 2024 output at 55.95 million tonnes, down about 1%. The hog herd is projected to shrink from 435 million head at end-2023 to 416.81 million by end-2024.

- Date: 2023-09-12 · published 2023-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34094-usda-s-beijing-attache-released-first-projections-for-china-s-2024-pig-farming
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking Chinese hog herd and lower 2024 output would reduce domestic feed demand and raise import needs for pork. These are preliminary figures that USDA may revise in its October report.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-03-18 | [China's pig production expected to grow marginally in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25575-china-s-pig-production-expected-to-grow-marginally-in-2025.md) | -1.6% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-10-25 | [USDA raises food price forecasts for 2022 and 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39134-usda-raises-food-price-forecasts-for-2022-and-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -2.3% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-30 | [USDA Attache Update from Beijing Highlights Hog and Pork Variables \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45564-usda-attache-update-from-beijing-highlights-hog-and-pork-variables-farm-policy.md) | -2.4% | -5.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-10-24 | [Chinese farmers reduce breeding herds
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39129-chinese-farmers-reduce-breeding-herds-the-pig-site.md) | -1.9% | -5.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-09-24 | [What Could the Upcoming Hogs and Pigs Report Hold in Store and Implications for Pork Supply in 2025? - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28476-what-could-the-upcoming-hogs-and-pigs-report-hold-in-store-and-implications-for.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72532-usda-projections-show-u-s-corn-use-is-expected-to-grow-through-2026.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Opportunity for Increased U.S. Sorghum Acres Beyond 2020 Prospective Plantings Projections - National Sorghum Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54193-opportunity-for-increased-u-s-sorghum-acres-beyond-2020-prospective-plantings.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [USDA: Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Remain Above Average in 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39590-usda-farm-sector-profits-forecast-to-remain-above-average-in-2022-pro-farmer.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/usdas-beijing-attache-released-first-projections-for-chinas-2024-pig-farming/

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