# China: Pig production exceeds break-even point

> Chinese slaughter pig prices have risen steadily since March and reached CNY17.82/kg, well above the estimated 15 CNY/kg break-even. Sow numbers rose for the first time in ten months in May, and officials expect prices to keep rising in the second half.

- Date: 2022-06-30 · published 2022-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40920-china-pig-production-exceeds-break-even-point
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Improving hog margins should lift Chinese herd rebuilding and feed demand later in 2022, supporting soymeal and corn import needs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- english.fleischwirtschaft.de: https://english.fleischwirtschaft.de/economy/news/china-pig-production-exceeds-break-even-point-53514

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