# Pig outlook: Lean hog bulls struggling, plus China and Tyson news
						 | The Pig Site

> China will raise import tariffs on most pork products to 12% from 8% on Jan. 1, 2022, according to its finance ministry, citing sharp growth in domestic output. China also reported African swine fever in two trucks transporting pigs in Hebei, its first official ASF report since July. Tyson Foods plans to spend over $1.3 billion on plant automation over three years.

- Date: 2021-12-17 · published 2021-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43761-pig-outlook-lean-hog-bulls-struggling-plus-china-and-tyson-news-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese tariffs reduce access for US pork exporters, which weighs on export demand for lean hogs. Domestic oversupply in China is also pulling in less imported pork, which is bearish for US hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-12-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices trending up
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21671-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-trending-up-the-pig-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-17 | [Pig outlook - Lean hog futures bears in control
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5788-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-bears-in-control-the-pig-site.md) | -2.5% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-04-02 | [Weekly pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices decrease
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19871-weekly-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-decrease-the-pig-site.md) | -0.3% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2018-04-02 | [China’s action trips up lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65663-china-s-action-trips-up-lean-hog-futures.md) | -6.4% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/articles/pig-outlook-lean-hog-bulls-struggling-plus-china-and-tyson-news

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