# Lean hogs rally as China exempts pork from additional tariffs on U.S. goods - MarketWatch

> Lean hog futures rallied on September 13 after Beijing exempted US pork from additional tariffs. The decision followed a sharp rise in Chinese pork prices caused by African swine fever, which has killed off much of China's herd.

- Date: 2019-09-14 · published 2019-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57225-lean-hogs-rally-as-china-exempts-pork-from-additional-tariffs-on-u-s-goods
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff exemptions improve US pork's competitiveness in China, where herd losses from African swine fever are driving import demand higher.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-12-07 | [CME lean hogs rebound, market eyes U.S.-China trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61688-cme-lean-hogs-rebound-market-eyes-u-s-china-trade-talks.md) | -0.3% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-04-07 | [Lean hogs gain as African Swine Flu worries open up export markets \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47755-lean-hogs-gain-as-african-swine-flu-worries-open-up-export-markets-financial.md) | +2.5% | +7.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-15 | [China Buys Most US Pork in Two Years as Futures Extend Rally - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60242-china-buys-most-us-pork-in-two-years-as-futures-extend-rally-tt.md) | +13.9% | +26.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-06 | [How Chinese tariffs on U.S. imports will stand after February 14 cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54475-how-chinese-tariffs-on-u-s-imports-will-stand-after-february-14-cuts.md) | -4.0% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-13 | [U.S. lean hog futures edge up on hopes for Chinese demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54745-u-s-lean-hog-futures-edge-up-on-hopes-for-chinese-demand-financial-post.md) | +11.2% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lean-hogs-rally-as-china-exempts-pork-from-additional-tariffs-on-us-goods-2019-09-13

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