# Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a coordination meeting on March 22, 2022 to discuss hog production, with seven departments participating. Officials said pork supply is abundant, pork prices are in a cyclical decline, and feed raw material prices have surged, leaving hog producers operating at a loss. The ministry called for provincial and city-level responsibility measures to stabilize output and secure supply.

- Date: 2022-03-23 · published 2022-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42288-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Government efforts to stabilize hog numbers aim to keep pork supply steady, but with producers losing money and falling pork prices, herd cuts could eventually reduce feed demand. Hog price weakness and high feed costs squeeze margins for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-08-20 | [SCIO briefing on promoting high-quality development: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs \| english.scio.gov.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28749-scio-briefing-on-promoting-high-quality-development-ministry-of-agriculture-and.md) | +1.6% | +0.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-04-18 | [China agriculture minister urges pig breeders to reduce capacity as prices fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19720-china-agriculture-minister-urges-pig-breeders-to-reduce-capacity-as-prices-fall.md) | +1.4% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-02 | [SCIO press conference on performance of agriculture and rural economy in 2023 \| english.scio.gov.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31659-scio-press-conference-on-performance-of-agriculture-and-rural-economy-in-2023.md) | -1.7% | +11.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-14 | [Tight Chinese pork supply to ease by fourth quarter: agriculture official – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52130-tight-chinese-pork-supply-to-ease-by-fourth-quarter-agriculture-official-china.md) | +8.0% | +13.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-11-16 | [China's pork prices to stay relatively stable: official - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38679-china-s-pork-prices-to-stay-relatively-stable-official-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -1.5% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- english.moa.gov.cn: https://english.moa.gov.cn/news_522/202203/t20220323_300823.html

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