# China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported hog stocks rose 2% in November from October, the first monthly increase since November last year. Breeding sows rose 4% and feed production increased about 6.9% month on month.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures
- 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

Early herd rebuilding and higher feed output point to rising feed demand in China, though pork prices have fallen about 12.6% from recent highs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-01-20 | [China's Pork Production Jumps 7% in Q4 Amid Slaughter Rush - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21054-china-s-pork-production-jumps-7-in-q4-amid-slaughter-rush-pork-business.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | -4.5% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-20 | [USDA sees 2026 pork production rising to 28.2 billion pounds as hog prices slip \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21199-usda-sees-2026-pork-production-rising-to-28-2-billion-pounds-as-hog-prices-slip.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | -1.1% | +25.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-16 | [Lower prices signal pork sector recovery continues in China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65975-lower-prices-signal-pork-sector-recovery-continues-in-china.md) | -5.1% | -16.0% |
| SBM | 2020-05-08 | [China's Hog Production Growth – A Post-ASF Update – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53097-china-s-hog-production-growth-a-post-asf-update-mpoc.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | +8.3% | +20.7% |
| SBM | 2023-05-15 | [US Egg Production, Retail Sales to Rise in Volume Terms to 2027 Amid Recovery from Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35950-us-egg-production-retail-sales-to-rise-in-volume-terms-to-2027-amid-recovery.md) | -3.2% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- devel.btimesonline.com: https://devel.btimesonline.com/articles/123665/20191219/china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.htm

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