# China Gearing-up To Meet Increase In Demand For Feed - Trade News - News - Zhejiang Yaofi Bio-Tech Co.,Ltd

> A Chinese government statement says feed demand is expected to recover to about 212.7 million tonnes, the 2017/18 level, as hog losses from African swine fever are offset by poultry and ruminant growth. Grain policy changes have been made to support the feed sector. Restocking has accelerated across pig, poultry and cattle operations after the Covid-19 pandemic.

- Date: 2020-07-02 · published 2020-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52131-china-gearing-up-to-meet-increase-in-demand-for-feed-trade-news-news-zhejiang
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A recovery in Chinese feed demand to record-level volumes supports import demand for corn, soybeans and meal.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-22 | [China to Cut Soybean Meal in Livestock Feed \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39574-china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.8% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-18 | [China urges regions to speed up pig breeding ahead of Lunar New Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56062-china-urges-regions-to-speed-up-pig-breeding-ahead-of-lunar-new-year.md) | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-29 | [Argentina's grain trade paralyzed by possible export tax increases - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54443-argentina-s-grain-trade-paralyzed-by-possible-export-tax-increases-datamarnews.md) | +1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-12-23 | [China food security: pork self-sufficiency push to raise demand for global grain stocks \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43578-china-food-security-pork-self-sufficiency-push-to-raise-demand-for-global-grain.md) | -0.7% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -0.9% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-02-01 | [A new mandate to increase domestic crush means more soybeans will be needed.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60470-a-new-mandate-to-increase-domestic-crush-means-more-soybeans-will-be-needed.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2021-11-03 | [Rise of biodiesel leads to jump in cooking oil prices, skyrocketing demand for soybeans \| Here & Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44128-rise-of-biodiesel-leads-to-jump-in-cooking-oil-prices-skyrocketing-demand-for.md) | -3.6% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- yaonutrition.com: https://www.yaonutrition.com/news/china-gearing-up-to-meet-increase-in-demand-fo-35641899.html

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