# Economist’s Angle: China’s Demand for Pork - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association's chief economist notes China buys over 60% of world soybean trade and has the largest hog herd, with nearly 60% of the world's sows. China's population fell in 2022 for the first time in over 60 years, with births at 9.56 million and deaths at 10.41 million. Fertility rates have dropped sharply.

- Date: 2023-02-02 · published 2023-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37343-economist-s-angle-china-s-demand-for-pork-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Demographic decline and the dependence of China's pork sector on soymeal feed point to long-run structural limits on Chinese soybean import demand, which can cause large swings in soybean markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/economists-angle-chinas-demand-for-pork/

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