# W13: Weekly Pork Update

> US pork futures fell sharply as the CME Pork Price Index dropped 84 cents and was down 2.18 dollars over three days, with pig slaughter up 2.75% year on year. China's pork imports rose 35.8% in the first two months of 2023, and a new African swine fever outbreak is expected to cut Chinese production and lift prices in the second quarter.

- Date: 2023-04-04 · published 2023-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36389-w13-weekly-pork-update
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Chinese pork imports and African swine fever losses support global hog and pork prices, while abundant US supply pressures near-term hog prices and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-07-18 | [Animal Health - July Updates - FACE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15981-animal-health-july-updates-face.md) | +2.0% | +2.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-21 | [Weekly Topic: African Swine Fever Update \| Center for Animal Health and Food Safety - University of Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59958-weekly-topic-african-swine-fever-update-center-for-animal-health-and-food.md) | +11.1% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2016-12-31 | [China will rely on pork imports - prices over €3 / kg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73455-china-will-rely-on-pork-imports-prices-over-3-kg.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-03-31 | [US hog futures tumble in week 14 - je.st - US hog futures tumble in week 14](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54295-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14-je-st-us-hog-futures-tumble-in-week-14.md) | -17.7% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-28 | [Cattle Current Weekly Highlights—Week ending Feb. 28, 2020 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12518-cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-feb-28-2020-cattle-current-market.md) | +3.2% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [Weekly global protein digest - HPAI, ASF, BTV & US dairy report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16129-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-asf-btv-and-us-dairy-report-the-beef-site.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/weekly-product-updates/w13-weekly-pork-update

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