# China’s pork output recovers in 2020, beating expectations
						 | The Pig Site

> Official data show China's 2020 pork output fell 3.3% to 41.13 million tonnes, far better than analysts expected after the African swine fever-driven drop of 2019. Hog slaughter fell 3.2% to 527 million head, while fourth-quarter output rose 21% year on year.

- Date: 2021-01-18 · published 2021-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49143-china-s-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger-than-expected Chinese pork recovery means higher sustained feed demand, supporting corn and soymeal consumption in China and import needs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-05 | [US sets new record for ag exports to China in 2020 \| 2021-02-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48476-us-sets-new-record-for-ag-exports-to-china-in-2020-2021-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Corn and Soybean Stocks Come In Below Trade Expectations \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57013-corn-and-soybean-stocks-come-in-below-trade-expectations-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2024-02-01 | [Breaking Down 5 Projections in the USDA 2024 Corn Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13208-breaking-down-5-projections-in-the-usda-2024-corn-outlook.md) | -4.7% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-26 | [COMMODITIES 2025: Following record output, exports, the US ethanol industry seeks continued growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26942-commodities-2025-following-record-output-exports-the-us-ethanol-industry-seeks.md) | +1.9% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2019-03-24 | [Poultry Quarterly Q2 2019: China and trade restrictions key drivers for an improving, but volatile global outlook
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60245-poultry-quarterly-q2-2019-china-and-trade-restrictions-key-drivers-for-an.md) | -2.7% | -4.0% |
| SBM | 2019-09-30 | [Corn and Soybean Stocks Come In Below Trade Expectations \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57013-corn-and-soybean-stocks-come-in-below-trade-expectations-red-river-farm-network.md) | +3.1% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | -2.5% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2021/01/chinas-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations

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