# Pork producers beware: China begins swine herd rebuild | 2020-11-09  | MEAT+POULTRY

> CoBank economist Will Sawyer says China has started rebuilding its hog herd, which will slow US pork export growth over the next three to five years. Greater China now takes nearly 8% of US pork production, up from 2% before the African swine fever outbreak. The report says early signs of herd growth are visible.

- Date: 2020-11-09 · published 2020-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50152-pork-producers-beware-china-begins-swine-herd-rebuild-2020-11-09-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected slowing of Chinese pork import demand is bearish for US hog prices and reduces future demand for feed inputs tied to US pork production.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | -1.5% | -9.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-21 | [Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows \| 2018-12-21  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat.md) | -1.8% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-01 | [China's pig herd rebounds after swine fever, but pork supply will take time to recover \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50641-china-s-pig-herd-rebounds-after-swine-fever-but-pork-supply-will-take-time-to.md) | +3.4% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-15 | [China’s beef herd to grow, on the back of high meat prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48053-china-s-beef-herd-to-grow-on-the-back-of-high-meat-prices-beef-central.md) | +2.7% | +13.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-30 | [Pig Stocks Are Dwindling, Pork Prices Are Rising as China Battles Swine Fever - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58085-pig-stocks-are-dwindling-pork-prices-are-rising-as-china-battles-swine-fever.md) | -2.8% | -17.2% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/24076-pork-producers-beware-china-begins-swine-herd-rebuild

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