# Grain prices, disease, China wild cards in pork market | Feed Strategy

> Rabobank's Global Pork Quarterly expects volatility in feed grain prices, animal disease and China's economy to weigh on global pork markets through 2023. Feed grain prices have eased from their Q2 2022 peak, though US prices may fluctuate. ASF, PRRS and PED are cited as disease risks.

- Date: 2023-02-02 · published 2023-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37344-grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Feed grain volatility and disease risks such as ASF could disrupt pork production and trade, influencing hog-related feed demand and grain price direction through 2023.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-12-11 | [Chinese demand feeds feed price increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49769-chinese-demand-feeds-feed-price-increases.md) | +0.1% | +2.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-14 | [Rabobank: Global pork production to slow in 2024 \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31661-rabobank-global-pork-production-to-slow-in-2024-feed-strategy.md) | +10.1% | +12.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-16 | [Methionine improves growth in heat stressed pigs \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37684-methionine-improves-growth-in-heat-stressed-pigs-feed-strategy.md) | +2.1% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-01-01 | [More Pork in 2017 With Higher Hog Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73129-more-pork-in-2017-with-higher-hog-prices.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-19 | [China Jan-Sept pork output rises as farmers cull herds to cut hog inventories \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17100-china-jan-sept-pork-output-rises-as-farmers-cull-herds-to-cut-hog-inventories.md) | -2.8% | — |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-health-veterinary/african-swine-fever/article/15443336/grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market

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