# China’s pork industry sees new cycle | MEAT+POULTRY

> Rabobank reported that China's pork industry has entered a new upward cycle, with the sow herd down 6.3% year on year by the second quarter of 2022. The analysts expect this cycle to show less price volatility than previous ones.

- Date: 2022-09-06 · published 2022-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39573-china-s-pork-industry-sees-new-cycle-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained pork upcycle with a smaller sow herd supports hog prices and future demand for feed grains and meal, though the gradual expansion limits the size of the feed demand jump.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-01-26 | [NPPC: Current economic factors have led to higher pork prices, not industry concentration \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43290-nppc-current-economic-factors-have-led-to-higher-pork-prices-not-industry.md) | +2.5% | +24.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [Pork Industry: Some Recovery from Decade Low Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61252-pork-industry-some-recovery-from-decade-low-prices.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-23 | [USDA: China buys U.S. soybeans, pork - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58948-usda-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-pork-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.5% | -8.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-27 | [Pork Industry Outlook Improving in 2025, Cook Says - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26200-pork-industry-outlook-improving-in-2025-cook-says-pork-business.md) | -1.7% | -0.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-13 | [2025 Red Meat, Poultry Production Seen Lower Than 2024 - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30411-2025-red-meat-poultry-production-seen-lower-than-2024-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | -14.4% | -15.9% |
| CORN | 2018-02-19 | [Here's how fast USDA sees pork industry growing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66648-here-s-how-fast-usda-sees-pork-industry-growing.md) | -0.1% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-09 | [USDA forecasts slight improvement in China’s feed demand \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27856-usda-forecasts-slight-improvement-in-china-s-feed-demand-meat-poultry.md) | -3.3% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/27191-chinas-pork-industry-sees-new-cycle

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