# China pork prices surge towards $8 a kilo as demand picks up

> Chinese pork prices rose above 50 yuan per kilogram in the week, with retail prices up 9.2% in the week to October 16, the biggest weekly jump since at least 2016. Colder weather lifted demand amid a severe meat shortage caused by African swine fever.

- Date: 2019-10-25 · published 2019-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56563-china-pork-prices-surge-towards-8-a-kilo-as-demand-picks-up
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

A severe Chinese pork shortage raises import demand for meat and reinforces the need for feed through herd restocking, supporting feed grain and protein demand over time, though this is mainly a domestic price move.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-02-11 | [China's coronavirus clampdown pushes pork prices towards record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54564-china-s-coronavirus-clampdown-pushes-pork-prices-towards-record.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-18 | [China pork prices rise as ASF depletes herd \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58588-china-pork-prices-rise-as-asf-depletes-herd-feed-strategy.md) | -6.2% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-13 | [China pork prices soar as herds hit by fever, farm closures \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57088-china-pork-prices-soar-as-herds-hit-by-fever-farm-closures-ap-news.md) | -2.4% | -0.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-01 | [Pigs fly: China pork producers surge as swine disease cuts supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60094-pigs-fly-china-pork-producers-surge-as-swine-disease-cuts-supply.md) | +1.7% | +35.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-17 | [China warns of soaring pork prices as virus curbs output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7158-china-warns-of-soaring-pork-prices-as-virus-curbs-output.md) | +1.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-swinefever-pork/china-pork-prices-surge-towards-8-a-kilo-as-demand-picks-up-idUSL3N27A2KT/

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