# African Swine Fever Recovery in China, a Variable Impacting Feed, Pork Imports

> China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 3.7% year on year in July, and total soybean imports from all origins fell 14.1%. Weaker crush margins and falling hog prices have reduced livestock demand for soymeal. USDA also cut its 2020/21 and 2021/22 US soybean export forecasts.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45562-african-swine-fever-recovery-in-china-a-variable-impacting-feed-pork-imports
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese soybean and soymeal demand weighs on global soy and meal prices, especially with China's crushers cutting back on purchases.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-06-25 | [China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-24 | [China's COFCO says soy exports from Brazil to slump on African swine fever crisis; corn to jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57093-china-s-cofco-says-soy-exports-from-brazil-to-slump-on-african-swine-fever.md) | +1.5% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [China September Soybean Imports Ease \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50150-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2022-02-25 | [China Diversifies Grain Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14959-china-diversifies-grain-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [Evening Report \| China pencils in soybean-import slash - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14587-evening-report-china-pencils-in-soybean-import-slash-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-07-16 | [Gro Expects Drop in China Pork Imports and Lower Corn Feed Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46076-gro-expects-drop-in-china-pork-imports-and-lower-corn-feed-use.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2021-06-29 | [The Rural Blog: U.S. hog prices down as China quashes African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46732-the-rural-blog-u-s-hog-prices-down-as-china-quashes-african-swine-fever.md) | +6.7% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-09-24 | [China's COFCO says soy exports from Brazil to slump on African swine fever crisis; corn to jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57093-china-s-cofco-says-soy-exports-from-brazil-to-slump-on-african-swine-fever.md) | +0.5% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2021/08/african-swine-fever-recovery-in-china-a-variable-impacting-feed-pork-imports/

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