# Analyst's insight: China has a need, a need for feed
						 | The Pig Site

> Analyst Thomma Shepherd says 2021 feed grain price strength is driven by an aggressive Chinese import campaign and that Argentine soybean output has been cut to 45 Mt by Rosario on dryness. China is importing better-genetics sows from Denmark to rebuild its herd more efficiently.

- Date: 2021-03-17 · published 2021-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48106-analyst-s-insight-china-has-a-need-a-need-for-feed-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained Chinese import demand and Argentine supply cuts support feed grain and soybean prices, while sow genetics improvements could reduce long-run feed demand per pig.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/articles/analysts-insight-china-has-a-need-a-need-for-feed

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