# Weekly global protein digest: U.S. nears record poultry deaths from bird flu; Europe hit hard too
						 | The Poultry Site

> US net beef and pork export sales and shipments were reported for the week, with pork sales led by Mexico and Japan. China's state planner moved to coordinate large hog farms to increase supply and cool soaring pork prices. Avian influenza continues to hit US and European poultry.

- Date: 2022-10-21 · published 2022-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39139-weekly-global-protein-digest-u-s-nears-record-poultry-deaths-from-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

China's push to sell more pigs could increase supply and ease import demand for pork, a bearish signal for hog prices and a modest factor for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-10-21 | [China’s pork output jumps 7% as herd glut grows
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8803-china-s-pork-output-jumps-7-as-herd-glut-grows-the-pig-site.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-28 | [China's Hog Herd Size to Remain in Surplus This Year Despite Smaller Sow Target - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31185-china-s-hog-herd-size-to-remain-in-surplus-this-year-despite-smaller-sow-target.md) | +1.5% | +10.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-03-05 | [Recovery of pig herd showing positive signs - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54126-recovery-of-pig-herd-showing-positive-signs-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +0.8% | -9.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-20 | [SCIO briefing on promoting high-quality development: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs \| english.scio.gov.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28749-scio-briefing-on-promoting-high-quality-development-ministry-of-agriculture-and.md) | +1.6% | +0.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-23 | [Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42288-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | +4.2% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-06 | [The Renewable Fuel Numbers: 8 takeaways from EPA’s 2017 draft, from the industry in their own voices  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69855-the-renewable-fuel-numbers-8-takeaways-from-epa-s-2017-draft-from-the-industry.md) | -1.2% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-03-22 | [Where’s ethanol going to go?  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66008-where-s-ethanol-going-to-go-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.2% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-global-protein-digest-u-s-nears-record-poultry-deaths-from-bird-flu-europe-hit-hard-too

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