# China hopes to produce larger hogs that consume less grain with new genetic strategy
						 | The Pig Site

> China is working to improve its pig genetics to produce more meat with less feed. The agriculture ministry says its sow productivity is about 30% below peer countries, and China still relies on overseas genetics.

- Date: 2021-04-30 · published 2021-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47647-china-hopes-to-produce-larger-hogs-that-consume-less-grain-with-new-genetic
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Longer-term efficiency gains could reduce China's feed grain demand, but the change is gradual and depends on imported genetics for the next decade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-23 | [US-China tariffs continue to hold sway over trade \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14671-us-china-tariffs-continue-to-hold-sway-over-trade-world-grain.md) | -2.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [China’s new approach to corn \| World-grain.com \| March 17, 2017 19:08 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71844-china-s-new-approach-to-corn-world-grain-com-march-17-2017-19-08-world-grain.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | -0.5% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [China looks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48099-china-looks-to-cut-corn-soymeal-content-in-animal-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-24 | [China cuts sow herd below 40 million amid glut
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21944-china-cuts-sow-herd-below-40-million-amid-glut-the-pig-site.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2021/04/china-hopes-to-produce-larger-hogs-that-consume-less-grain-with-new-genetic-strategy

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