# Q1 pork production in China reaches three-year high 19.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> China's pork output in the first quarter of 2022 rose 14 percent year on year to 15.61 million tonnes, the highest quarterly level since late 2018. Hogs slaughtered rose 14.1 percent to 195.66 million, while wholesale pork prices in early April were half the year-earlier level.

- Date: 2022-04-19 · published 2022-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41841-q1-pork-production-in-china-reaches-three-year-high-19-04-2022-ukragroconsult
- 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

Heavy hog slaughter and weak pork prices point to lower near-term Chinese feed demand, though expected herd contraction could later support feed use decline.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-01-19 | [China’s 2022 pork output rises to highest in eight years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37766-china-s-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years.md) | -1.3% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-05-06 | [Chinese government released new data on local swine production and herd 06.05.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41392-chinese-government-released-new-data-on-local-swine-production-and-herd-06-05.md) | -1.6% | +5.5% |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [China posts highest Q3 pork output in three years as herd recovers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44056-china-posts-highest-q3-pork-output-in-three-years-as-herd-recovers-canadian.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [USDA GAIN Report: China pig production to exceed 2021 levels, prices remain low in 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42292-usda-gain-report-china-pig-production-to-exceed-2021-levels-prices-remain-low.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-20 | [FAS forecasts China's chicken production, consumption down in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31831-fas-forecasts-china-s-chicken-production-consumption-down-in-2024.md) | -2.7% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/q1-pork-production-in-china-reaches-three-year-high/

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