# Genesus Global Market Report: China - October 2019
						 | The Pig Site

> China's September pig census fell 3% from August and 41.1% year on year, with the sow census down 38.9% year on year. Slaughter weights are rising as hog prices climb, and producers are retaining gilts to rebuild herds.

- Date: 2019-10-23 · published 2019-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56567-genesus-global-market-report-china-october-2019-the-pig-site
- 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

Continued herd contraction reduces Chinese feed demand for grains and meal, while gilt retention signals future restocking that will eventually lift feed demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-30 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China - August 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57566-genesus-global-market-report-china-august-2019-the-pig-site.md) | -3.4% | -7.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-06 | [ASF gap in China drives global protein inflation
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50592-asf-gap-in-china-drives-global-protein-inflation-the-pig-site.md) | +2.7% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-21 | [China's pork imports to double in 2019 as swine fever hits local output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60093-china-s-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output-the-pig.md) | +11.1% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-16 | [Jim Long Pork Commentary: US market continues to strengthen
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4616-jim-long-pork-commentary-us-market-continues-to-strengthen-the-pig-site.md) | +8.9% | +19.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-23 | [China Breeding Sow Stock Rises in October for First Time Since Swine Fever Outbreak - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56058-china-breeding-sow-stock-rises-in-october-for-first-time-since-swine-fever.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2023-12-08 | [Weekly global protein digest - HPAI, ASF, BTV & US dairy report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16129-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-asf-btv-and-us-dairy-report-the-beef-site.md) | -0.6% | -9.7% |
| SBM | 2026-04-25 | [Weekly pig report: Disease pressure adds increased risk to hog supply outlook
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19865-weekly-pig-report-disease-pressure-adds-increased-risk-to-hog-supply-outlook.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2017-12-07 | [First global swine disease surveillance report issued](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67365-first-global-swine-disease-surveillance-report-issued.md) | -4.5% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/10/genesus-global-market-report-china-october-2019

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