# UPDATE 2-China Q2 pork output at highest in years after herd recovery - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

> China's second-quarter pork output reached 13.78 million tonnes, the highest for the period since at least 2015, after farmers rebuilt sow numbers in 2020 and 2021. Farmers lost money for most of the first half, with margins turning positive only in June, and heavy sow culling could cut output later in 2022.

- Date: 2022-07-15 · published 2022-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40473-update-2-china-q2-pork-output-at-highest-in-years-after-herd-recovery-swineweb
- 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

Record pork supply lowers hog prices and farmer margins, which pressures feed purchases in the near term. Potential later culling could tighten supply and support feed demand in H2.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-02-19 | [CIH Hog Margin Watch: February - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37474-cih-hog-margin-watch-february-swineweb-com-complete-swine-news-markets.md) | +1.7% | -1.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-10-20 | [CIH's Hog Margin Watch Report for October 1-15, 2021 - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44728-cih-s-hog-margin-watch-report-for-october-1-15-2021-swineweb-com-complete-swine.md) | -5.0% | -4.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-23 | [USDA Outlook Signals Bigger Pork Supplies, Softer Prices, and Export Opportunities Ahead - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18964-usda-outlook-signals-bigger-pork-supplies-softer-prices-and-export.md) | -0.6% | +6.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-08-25 | [Heavier Hogs Keep U.S. Pork Production Growing as Demand Pressures Prices - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18044-heavier-hogs-keep-u-s-pork-production-growing-as-demand-pressures-prices.md) | +0.5% | -5.9% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-14 | [Global Pork Quarterly Q2 2022: Inflationary Pressure Renews Industry Focus on Efficiency and Slows Growth - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5956-global-pork-quarterly-q2-2022-inflationary-pressure-renews-industry-focus-on.md) | +7.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-18 | [CIH Hog Margin Watch: November - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38834-cih-hog-margin-watch-november-swineweb-com-complete-swine-news-markets.md) | -1.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-01-17 | [China's 2019 pork output plunges to 16-year low as disease culls herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54965-china-s-2019-pork-output-plunges-to-16-year-low-as-disease-culls-herd.md) | +3.4% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/update-2-china-q2-pork-output-at-highest-in-years-after-herd-recovery/

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