# China's 2019 pork output plunges to 16-year low as disease culls herd

> China's 2019 pork output fell to a 16-year low, according to official data released Friday. African swine fever, which reached China in 2018, killed millions of pigs across the country.

- Date: 2020-01-17 · published 2020-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54965-china-s-2019-pork-output-plunges-to-16-year-low-as-disease-culls-herd
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Chinese pork output reduces domestic hog numbers and feed demand, which supports imports of soybean meal and corn while pressuring hog prices lower only if herd losses reverse demand for meat.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-01-20 | [China 2018 pork output surprises to downside, falls 0.9 per cent - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61090-china-2018-pork-output-surprises-to-downside-falls-0-9-per-cent-the-business.md) | -2.3% | -4.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-01-23 | [<Article>2016 pork output falls</Article>](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72995-article-2016-pork-output-falls-article.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-17 | [China's Sow Herd Shrinks in July, First Decline in Almost 2 Years - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45561-china-s-sow-herd-shrinks-in-july-first-decline-in-almost-2-years-pork-business.md) | -3.0% | -11.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-16 | [China pork output marks first quarterly decline in four years - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30730-china-pork-output-marks-first-quarterly-decline-in-four-years-grainews.md) | +1.8% | -1.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-06 | [China pork market update: Challenges of 2023 to roll into 2024 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31186-china-pork-market-update-challenges-of-2023-to-roll-into-2024-ahdb.md) | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2024-11-18 | [China’s pork production declines amid weak demand and herd reduction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27393-china-s-pork-production-declines-amid-weak-demand-and-herd-reduction.md) | -0.8% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2022-07-15 | [UPDATE 2-China Q2 pork output at highest in years after herd recovery - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40473-update-2-china-q2-pork-output-at-highest-in-years-after-herd-recovery-swineweb.md) | -10.3% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2024-11-07 | [Chinese pork output continues slide \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27392-chinese-pork-output-continues-slide-the-western-producer.md) | -2.0% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/chinas-2019-pork-output-plunges-to-16-year-low-as-disease-culls-herd-idUSKBN1ZG08H/

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