# China's sow herd at end-June up for second straight month | Reuters

> China's sow herd stood at 42.77 million head at end-June, up 2% month on month from 41.92 million at end-May, according to agriculture ministry data. The herd remained 6.3% below a year earlier, per Reuters calculations.

- Date: 2022-07-20 · published 2022-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40469-china-s-sow-herd-at-end-june-up-for-second-straight-month-reuters
- 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 second straight monthly rise in breeding sows signals expanding future hog output, which eases feed demand growth over coming quarters. The herd is still well below last year, so supply tightness is only gradually easing.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-01-04 | [China's sow herd rises 4.7 percent from year earlier - ag ministry \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43127-china-s-sow-herd-rises-4-7-percent-from-year-earlier-ag-ministry-the-western.md) | -0.3% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-31 | [China's weak factory PMI exposes pain points in export juggernaut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9351-china-s-weak-factory-pmi-exposes-pain-points-in-export-juggernaut-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -8.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-07-15 | [UPDATE 2-China Q2 pork output at highest in years after herd recovery - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40473-update-2-china-q2-pork-output-at-highest-in-years-after-herd-recovery-swineweb.md) | +1.5% | +6.1% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2016-11-16 | [Soybeans up for 2nd day on strong demand, U.S. crush data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73886-soybeans-up-for-2nd-day-on-strong-demand-u-s-crush-data-reuters.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-08-01 | [China's meat sector growth and U.S. grain and oilseed exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14739-china-s-meat-sector-growth-and-u-s-grain-and-oilseed-exports.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [China’s pork production declines amid weak demand and herd reduction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27393-china-s-pork-production-declines-amid-weak-demand-and-herd-reduction.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-sow-herd-end-june-up-second-straight-month-2022-07-20/

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