# Chinese farmers reduce breeding herds
						 | The Pig Site

> China's third-quarter pork output reached 12.11 million tonnes, up less than 1% year on year, after farmers cut breeding herds following heavy losses earlier in the year. The total pig herd rose to 443.94 million head at end-September from 430.57 million at end-June.

- Date: 2022-10-24 · published 2022-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39129-chinese-farmers-reduce-breeding-herds-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing pork output growth and a rebuilding herd point to continued firm Chinese hog prices and sustained demand for feed, though a larger herd signals future supply expansion.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-09-29 | [US hog futures hit records on tighter herd supplies - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23028-us-hog-futures-hit-records-on-tighter-herd-supplies-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -2.4% | -15.1% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-29 | [Hog futures mixed as smaller-than-expected herd spurs buying - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18955-hog-futures-mixed-as-smaller-than-expected-herd-spurs-buying-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +0.6% | +8.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-26 | [Bacon, Chicken Retail Prices Up
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69102-bacon-chicken-retail-prices-up-the-poultry-site.md) | -1.2% | +11.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-08-26 | [CME update: US hog futures rise as pork supplies contract
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51760-cme-update-us-hog-futures-rise-as-pork-supplies-contract-the-pig-site.md) | -0.9% | +22.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-01 | [Increased demand raises US hog prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31352-increased-demand-raises-us-hog-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2022/10/chinese-farmers-reduce-breeding-herds

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