# China’s animal feed demand to rebound by 8% in 2020 | Feed Strategy

> Rabobank projects China's total animal feed demand will rebound 8% in 2020. Hog feed consumption is expected to bottom out in the first half of 2020 and rise 5%, while poultry feed grows faster as a pork substitute.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55584-china-s-animal-feed-demand-to-rebound-by-8-in-2020-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A feed demand recovery in China supports soymeal and corn demand, though the outcome of US-China trade talks will determine whether soymeal usage rebounds or feed corn and US sorghum/DDGS substitute in rations.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-09-11 | [Processing plant shutdowns boost animal feed demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51231-processing-plant-shutdowns-boost-animal-feed-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +6.2% | +15.5% |
| SBM | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +2.3% | +15.3% |
| SBM | 2019-11-18 | [Europe’s animal feed sector more reliant on imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56193-europe-s-animal-feed-sector-more-reliant-on-imports-feed-strategy.md) | -2.6% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | -7.9% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2025-01-28 | [US grain transportation demand remains strong in Q4 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16483-us-grain-transportation-demand-remains-strong-in-q4-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-09-11 | [Processing plant shutdowns boost animal feed demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51231-processing-plant-shutdowns-boost-animal-feed-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +4.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-28 | [China’s feed demand buoyed by recovering swine herd \| 2021-01-28  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49138-china-s-feed-demand-buoyed-by-recovering-swine-herd-2021-01-28-world-grain.md) | +2.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-18 | [Europe’s animal feed sector more reliant on imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56193-europe-s-animal-feed-sector-more-reliant-on-imports-feed-strategy.md) | +0.0% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-health-veterinary/african-swine-fever/article/15440990/chinas-animal-feed-demand-to-rebound-by-8-in-2020

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