# China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business

> China's second-quarter pork output rose 4.6% year-on-year to 14.4 million tonnes, the highest for the period in at least a decade. Farmers kept more pigs on hopes of better demand, while hog prices stayed near 15 yuan per kg, below production costs.

- Date: 2023-07-17 · published 2023-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Chinese hog supply and weak domestic prices point to continued soft meal demand from the hog sector, which is bearish for soymeal and corn feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-10-18 | [China third-quarter pork output hits highest in at least a decade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33613-china-third-quarter-pork-output-hits-highest-in-at-least-a-decade.md) | -2.8% | +0.8% |
| 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 | 2026-01-27 | [China pork output rises in late 2025 \| Food Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Food & Beverage Formulation ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21053-china-pork-output-rises-in-late-2025-food-business-middle-east-and-africa-no-1.md) | +0.5% | +5.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-10-18 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44515-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-financial.md) | -5.5% | -7.1% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 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) | -2.5% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-01-20 | [China 2018 pork output surprises to downside, falls 0.9 per cent - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61090-china-2018-pork-output-surprises-to-downside-falls-0-9-per-cent-the-business.md) | -0.9% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2021-10-18 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44515-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-financial.md) | +2.5% | +10.4% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/hog-production/chinas-q2-pork-output-highest-period-least-decade

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