# China's Hog Herd Was Grown C.50% Somce Its Mid-2019 Lows,raising Feed Demand - Other News - News - Chongqing Mintai New Agrotech Development Group Co., Ltd.

> A Chongqing Mintai company note says China's hog herd has grown about 50% from its mid-2019 low, sustaining feed demand. It also cites a USDA flash sale of 1.36 million tonnes of US corn to China and a forecast of 17.5 million tonnes of corn imports in 2020/21, up 130%.

- Date: 2021-02-23 · published 2021-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48629-china-s-hog-herd-was-grown-c-50-somce-its-mid-2019-lows-raising-feed-demand
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Chinese hog numbers and large corn import forecasts support continued demand for US corn and feed grains, a bullish price factor.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-07-16 | [Higher Chinese feed demand boosts US corn and soybean exports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52129-higher-chinese-feed-demand-boosts-us-corn-and-soybean-exports-agweek-1-source.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-02 | [Farming News - China: Grain and Feed Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62620-farming-news-china-grain-and-feed-update.md) | -1.1% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [China’s demand for feed grains on the rise \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51597-china-s-demand-for-feed-grains-on-the-rise-feed-strategy.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [Weekly feed grain and protein report Oct 6 2018 - Hoan Duong J.S.C](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12057-weekly-feed-grain-and-protein-report-oct-6-2018-hoan-duong-j-s-c.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-01 | [Soybeans, corn up, but waiting for more details on China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60636-soybeans-corn-up-but-waiting-for-more-details-on-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-16 | [Expanding hog herd drives surge in China's soybean imports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71005-expanding-hog-herd-drives-surge-in-china-s-soybean-imports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [Higher Chinese feed demand boosts US corn and soybean exports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52129-higher-chinese-feed-demand-boosts-us-corn-and-soybean-exports-agweek-1-source.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [China's 2019-2020 soybean demand to remain strong despite COVID-19, African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53634-china-s-2019-2020-soybean-demand-to-remain-strong-despite-covid-19-african.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- cqnewmiti.com: http://www.cqnewmiti.com/news/china-s-hog-herd-was-grown-c-50-somce-its-mid-42831405.html

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