# ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany | Feed Strategy

> African swine fever has affected feed production in China and Germany differently. China's hog feed output rebounded 15% to 16% in 2020 as herds were rebuilt and farms consolidated, and Rabobank notes rising commercial feed penetration and heavier hog weights that raise feed use.

- Date: 2021-07-30 · published 2021-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese hog herd rebuilding and heavier finishing weights support sustained demand for feed grains and meals. The story describes trends rather than a new shock to prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-21 | [China rebuilds swine herd; poultry, aqua demand grows \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55069-china-rebuilds-swine-herd-poultry-aqua-demand-grows-feed-strategy.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [China confirms ASF outbreak, new virus strains \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49029-china-confirms-asf-outbreak-new-virus-strains-feed-strategy.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-06 | [ASF gap in China drives global protein inflation
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50592-asf-gap-in-china-drives-global-protein-inflation-the-pig-site.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [Global poultry demand strengthened by ASF - Pig World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59230-global-poultry-demand-strengthened-by-asf-pig-world.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2019-11-15 | [ADM exec: ASF in China positively affecting margins \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56057-adm-exec-asf-in-china-positively-affecting-margins-feed-strategy.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2020-01-21 | [China rebuilds swine herd; poultry, aqua demand grows \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55069-china-rebuilds-swine-herd-poultry-aqua-demand-grows-feed-strategy.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2021-01-29 | [China confirms ASF outbreak, new virus strains \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49029-china-confirms-asf-outbreak-new-virus-strains-feed-strategy.md) | +1.8% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-health-veterinary/african-swine-fever/article/15442315/asfs-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany

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