# China: MARA Plan Aims to Manage Swine Sector and Scale | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reported that China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published an interim plan on September 23, 2021, setting province-level sow inventory targets and licensed large-scale farm numbers. The plan took effect September 19.

- Date: 2021-10-12 · published 2021-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44518-china-mara-plan-aims-to-manage-swine-sector-and-scale-usda-foreign-agricultural
- 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

Official caps and targets on sow herds aim to moderate hog supply swings, which could limit future swings in feed demand for soymeal and corn.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-03-20 | [USDA offers tips on preventing African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59964-usda-offers-tips-on-preventing-african-swine-fever.md) | +12.4% | +26.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-17 | [China's pork production to rebound before year-end - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56568-china-s-pork-production-to-rebound-before-year-end-people-s-daily-online.md) | -1.9% | -7.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | -11.6% | -13.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-10-06 | [USDA’s CCC takes on big role as presidents look to fund priorities \| 2021-10-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44524-usda-s-ccc-takes-on-big-role-as-presidents-look-to-fund-priorities-2021-10-05.md) | -2.7% | -16.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-24 | [Norwegian meat markets in a upward trend for fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53731-norwegian-meat-markets-in-a-upward-trend-for-fishmeal.md) | +13.3% | +19.8% |
| SBM | 2018-10-29 | [U.S. agriculture chief says no plan to extend farm aid to offset tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62514-u-s-agriculture-chief-says-no-plan-to-extend-farm-aid-to-offset-tariffs.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2018-10-09 | [New Agreement with Canada and U.S. Is Win-Lose for Mexico \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62510-new-agreement-with-canada-and-u-s-is-win-lose-for-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | +4.1% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2016-11-26 | [US’ new biofuel mandate boon to M’sia’s plantation sector \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73930-us-new-biofuel-mandate-boon-to-m-sia-s-plantation-sector-borneo-post-online.md) | -3.1% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-mara-plan-aims-manage-swine-sector-and-scale

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