# Chinese demand pushing meat prices higher | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> China has been buying large volumes of meat after African swine fever cut its pig herd by more than a third, lifting beef, pork and poultry prices globally. Brazilian poultry shipments to China rose 31 percent year on year, and futures rose after China signaled possible tariff exemptions for some U.S. pork and farm goods.

- Date: 2019-09-25 · published 2019-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57213-chinese-demand-pushing-meat-prices-higher-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier Chinese meat imports tighten global protein supplies and support livestock and poultry prices, which lifts demand for feed ingredients. Potential U.S. tariff relief could further boost export demand for U.S. pork and related feed.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-10-25 | [China pork prices surge towards $8 a kilo as demand picks up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56563-china-pork-prices-surge-towards-8-a-kilo-as-demand-picks-up.md) | -0.9% | -5.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-27 | [Disease Outbreaks in Mexico’s Hog Herd to Drive U.S. Meat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42423-disease-outbreaks-in-mexico-s-hog-herd-to-drive-u-s-meat-prices-higher.md) | -2.6% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 2019-10-09 | [Consumers face steeper meat prices as African Swine Fever bites \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56713-consumers-face-steeper-meat-prices-as-african-swine-fever-bites-businessdesk.md) | +9.2% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-15 | [Consumers must prepare for higher red meat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56003-consumers-must-prepare-for-higher-red-meat-prices.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-29 | [Dangerous Heat and Screwworm Cases Mean Cattle Prices Are Still Bullish. Hog Prices Need a Kick Higher.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18952-dangerous-heat-and-screwworm-cases-mean-cattle-prices-are-still-bullish-hog.md) | -4.5% | -11.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-15 | [China’s beef herd to grow, on the back of high meat prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48053-china-s-beef-herd-to-grow-on-the-back-of-high-meat-prices-beef-central.md) | -0.3% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/chinese-demand-pushing-meat-prices-higher/

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