# Genesus Global Market Report: China, May 2020
						 | The Pig Site

> China's live pig price fell 21.2% from February to May, to 30.1 RMB/kg, and wholesale pork prices have dropped for 13 straight weeks. Sow inventories have risen for seven months and commercial pig numbers have grown, while record pork imports and state reserve releases add supply.

- Date: 2020-06-01 · published 2020-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52604-genesus-global-market-report-china-may-2020-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding Chinese herd and record imports point to lower hog prices and softer demand for feed ingredients, though the outlook improves as supply and demand balance.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2020/06/genesus-global-market-report-china-may-2020

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