# Recovery of pig herd showing positive signs - Chinadaily.com.cn

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says pork output should return close to pre-ASF levels this year despite the coronavirus. Breeding sow stocks have risen for four consecutive months, up 8% from September. The ministry pledged support on feed supply, transport and slaughterhouse resumption.

- Date: 2020-03-05 · published 2020-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54126-recovery-of-pig-herd-showing-positive-signs-chinadaily-com-cn
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A recovering Chinese hog herd implies rising future feed demand, supportive for corn and soymeal over the coming year.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-12-30 | [Measures are taken to boost pork supply - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55594-measures-are-taken-to-boost-pork-supply-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 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) | -2.6% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-09-28 | [Xinhua Headlines: China promotes large pig farms to ensure stable pork supply - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57089-xinhua-headlines-china-promotes-large-pig-farms-to-ensure-stable-pork-supply.md) | +3.1% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2019-11-23 | [China Focus: Pig farmers keen on expanding stock as China drums up pork production - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56061-china-focus-pig-farmers-keen-on-expanding-stock-as-china-drums-up-pork.md) | -2.6% | +0.8% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2019-12-30 | [Measures are taken to boost pork supply - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55594-measures-are-taken-to-boost-pork-supply-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| 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 | 2017-09-03 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68944-genesus-global-market-report-china-the-pig-site.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- chinadaily.com.cn: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202003/05/WS5e60c926a31012821727cab2.html

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