# Thailand’s gain as Chinese shun pork for chicken

> Seven Thai firms are licensed to ship poultry to China, where African swine fever has driven consumers from pork to chicken and pushed poultry prices sharply higher. Chicken feet and wings have roughly doubled in price, and Chinese inspectors are visiting Thailand to check plants.

- Date: 2019-09-18 · published 2019-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57212-thailand-s-gain-as-chinese-shun-pork-for-chicken
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese demand for poultry raises export prices and supports broiler production, which increases feed grain and meal demand. Limited licensed exporters keep the gain concentrated among Thai processors.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-07 | [Chinese crisis hits pork supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59234-chinese-crisis-hits-pork-supply.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2020-02-03 | [African Swine Fever Shrinks Pork Production in China, Swells Demand for Imported Pork \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54484-african-swine-fever-shrinks-pork-production-in-china-swells-demand-for-imported.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-11-30 | [Chicken is the top global protein thanks to ASF \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56214-chicken-is-the-top-global-protein-thanks-to-asf-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2019-05-07 | [Chinese crisis hits pork supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59234-chinese-crisis-hits-pork-supply.md) | -2.7% | +10.0% |
| SBM | 2019-12-03 | [China's restaurants feel the heat as pork supplies plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55716-china-s-restaurants-feel-the-heat-as-pork-supplies-plunge.md) | +1.9% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30376377

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