# China’s ailing pork demand another sign of economic distress | FMT

> Chinese hog and pork prices fell more than 5% in September 2023 despite the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, which usually lift demand. Wholesalers report weak consumption and ample supply. Bloomberg attributes the slump to a slowing economy and financial uncertainty.

- Date: 2023-09-28 · published 2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34095-china-s-ailing-pork-demand-another-sign-of-economic-distress-fmt
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weak pork demand and falling hog prices reduce producer margins and the incentive to restock herds, which lowers near-term feed demand. Persistent economic weakness could keep Chinese feed and meal buying subdued.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-04-03 | [Grim reality of severe global economic recession slams meat industry
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6602-grim-reality-of-severe-global-economic-recession-slams-meat-industry-the-pig.md) | -9.7% | +13.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-03-04 | [China pork market: production up, imports down \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20147-china-pork-market-production-up-imports-down-ahdb.md) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-08 | [China's May inflation expected to rise as food price decline narrows - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70488-china-s-may-inflation-expected-to-rise-as-food-price-decline-narrows-chinadaily.md) | +2.4% | +13.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-10-03 | [Livestock Lowdown: Tuesday Closing Livestock Market Update - Economic Pressure Sends Complex Plummeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10394-livestock-lowdown-tuesday-closing-livestock-market-update-economic-pressure.md) | +0.2% | -10.0% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-31 | [COVID-19 Disruptions in the U.S. Meat Supply Chain
        
        
        
        - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52237-covid-19-disruptions-in-the-u-s-meat-supply-chain-federal-reserve-bank-of.md) | -1.7% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- staging-beta.freemalaysiatoday.com: https://staging-beta.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2023/09/28/chinas-ailing-pork-demand-another-sign-of-economic-distress

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