# China's recovery from swine fever pushes up international corn prices - Nikkei Asia

> Corn prices have risen substantially over the past year as China's pork industry rebuilds from African swine fever. Feed demand from the pork sector has driven a rise of about 30% from last year.

- Date: 2021-10-19 · published 2021-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44519-china-s-recovery-from-swine-fever-pushes-up-international-corn-prices-nikkei
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese feed demand for corn supports international corn prices and raises import needs, which matters for feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/commodities/china-s-recovery-from-swine-fever-pushes-up-international-corn-prices

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