# China’s 2022 pork output rises to highest in eight years

> China's 2022 pork output rose 4.6 percent to 55.41 million tonnes, the highest since 2014, according to official data. Q4 production was up year on year despite labour shortages from COVID outbreaks, while demand stayed weak.

- Date: 2023-01-19 · published 2023-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37766-china-s-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher domestic pork supply with soft demand weighs on hog prices and suggests lower near-term feed and soymeal import needs, a bearish signal for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-11-10 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44056-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-canadian.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-01-18 | [China pork output edges up in 2017 from year before](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66979-china-pork-output-edges-up-in-2017-from-year-before.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2021-11-10 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44056-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-canadian.md) | +6.8% | +4.9% |
| SBM | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | +3.6% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/chinas-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years/

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