# China's Hog Production Growth – A Post-ASF Update – MPOC

> A Malaysian Palm Oil Council update says China's hog production is recovering after African swine fever, which pushed live hog prices to a record near RMB40/kg in late 2019. Production was further hit at the start of 2020 by coronavirus lockdowns affecting transport and supply.

- Date: 2020-05-08 · published 2020-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53097-china-s-hog-production-growth-a-post-asf-update-mpoc
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A recovering Chinese hog herd implies rising feed demand over time, which supports meal and oilseed demand, though the article is a general background piece with no fresh price shock.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2024-09-05 | [China: Oilseeds and Products Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28419-china-oilseeds-and-products-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -2.4% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2018-04-13 | [China: swine production is shifting north and west - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65495-china-swine-production-is-shifting-north-and-west-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2024-03-08 | [USDA Cuts Brazil Soy Production 1 MMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31135-usda-cuts-brazil-soy-production-1-mmt.md) | -1.4% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-07 | [Argentina’s soybean production slips \| 2021-01-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48997-argentina-s-soybean-production-slips-2021-01-07-world-grain.md) | +4.1% | +0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-01 | [Palm Oil Production, Exports and Consumption Up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30355-palm-oil-production-exports-and-consumption-up.md) | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-11 | [Global fishmeal production up, fish oil down - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42778-global-fishmeal-production-up-fish-oil-down-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.3% | +17.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-04 | [Marine ingredients production – World Fishing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42616-marine-ingredients-production-world-fishing.md) | +0.6% | +14.5% |

## Sources

- mpoc.org.my: https://www.mpoc.org.my/chinas-hog-production-growth-a-post-asf-update/

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