# Hayes: China pork demand eases | Department of Economics

> Iowa State economist Dermot Hayes says Chinese pork demand is easing as the country rebuilds its hog herd after African swine fever. Pork processing margins in China have returned to their five-year average. Hayes suggests government incentives for farmer-owned processing could reduce price spikes.

- Date: 2022-01-22 · published 2022-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43292-hayes-china-pork-demand-eases-department-of-economics
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing Chinese pork import demand as herd rebuilding progresses weighs on global pork prices and export demand, a modest bearish signal for hog and feed-linked markets.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-07-02 | [Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46231-lean-hog-futures-ease-on-china-demand-worries-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-14 | [U.S. positioned for slowdown in China's pork demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46077-u-s-positioned-for-slowdown-in-china-s-pork-demand.md) | -3.5% | -1.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-31 | [Pork Prices Set To Plunge As Chinese Demand Evaporates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47250-pork-prices-set-to-plunge-as-chinese-demand-evaporates.md) | +2.1% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-04 | [Hog prices slip as China eases tariffs on US pork - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22095-hog-prices-slip-as-china-eases-tariffs-on-us-pork-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +0.4% | -4.4% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-01 | [China asks state firms to halt purchases of U.S. soybeans, pork, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52463-china-asks-state-firms-to-halt-purchases-of-u-s-soybeans-pork-sources-say.md) | -13.2% | -19.9% |

## Sources

- econ.iastate.edu: https://www.econ.iastate.edu/news/2022/hayes-china-pork-demand-eases

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