# Will China’s hog sector industrialization hike crop imports?

> China's hog sector rebuild after African swine fever has accelerated government policy to end backyard pig production in favour of large commercial operations. The shift also moves farms away from feeding pigs table scraps and swill.

- Date: 2020-12-24 · published 2020-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49642-will-china-s-hog-sector-industrialization-hike-crop-imports
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Industrialized commercial hog farms use formulated feed rather than food waste, which raises demand for grain and protein meal imports. This supports bullish sentiment for soybeans and corn over time.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-06-16 | [China Widens Gate to GMO Crop Imports from U.S. - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70354-china-widens-gate-to-gmo-crop-imports-from-u-s-caixin-global.md) | -2.3% | +7.2% |
| SBM | 2025-01-01 | [China’s crop import curbs causing soybean shortage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14701-china-s-crop-import-curbs-causing-soybean-shortage.md) | -3.4% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2022-03-19 | [Broad agro-industrial rejection of increased retention of soy by-products and the creation of the Wheat Fund - Infobae](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14048-broad-agro-industrial-rejection-of-increased-retention-of-soy-by-products-and.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2022-03-19 | [Argentina hikes export tax on soy oil, meal to 33% to combat inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14044-argentina-hikes-export-tax-on-soy-oil-meal-to-33-to-combat-inflation.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2023-09-28 | [Crop Traders Urge Argentina to Liberalize Soy Production and Exports Ahead of Election](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13951-crop-traders-urge-argentina-to-liberalize-soy-production-and-exports-ahead-of.md) | -5.1% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-16 | [China Widens Gate to GMO Crop Imports from U.S. - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70354-china-widens-gate-to-gmo-crop-imports-from-u-s-caixin-global.md) | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [China's war on smog hits farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67775-china-s-war-on-smog-hits-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/will-chinas-hog-sector-industrialization-hike-crop-imports/

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