# eFeedLink - China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends

> African swine fever is reshaping China's poultry sector, with chicken output and consumption expected to rise as consumers shift away from pork. The analysis notes that bird flu, food safety scandals and import bans held back broiler growth for years.

- Date: 2019-08-30 · published 2019-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57739-efeedlink-china-s-re-booted-poultry-sector-version-2-0-rising-chickens-falling
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A structural shift toward chicken in China would raise long-term demand for poultry feed ingredients such as corn and soymeal, and support chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-09-17 | [China's pig fever outbreak a boon for chicken farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62911-china-s-pig-fever-outbreak-a-boon-for-chicken-farmers.md) | +8.7% | +22.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-29 | [Observers Watching ASF in China, Herd Size a Variable Impacting Demand for Feed and Pork \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48102-observers-watching-asf-in-china-herd-size-a-variable-impacting-demand-for-feed.md) | +1.6% | +8.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-30 | [Pig Stocks Are Dwindling, Pork Prices Are Rising as China Battles Swine Fever - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58085-pig-stocks-are-dwindling-pork-prices-are-rising-as-china-battles-swine-fever.md) | -2.8% | -17.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-09 | [Pork producers beware: China begins swine herd rebuild \| 2020-11-09  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50152-pork-producers-beware-china-begins-swine-herd-rebuild-2020-11-09-meat-poultry.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-24 | [Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's Feed Industry and Soy Demand - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59584-impacts-of-african-swine-fever-on-china-s-feed-industry-and-soy-demand-rabobank.md) | -1.8% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-16 | [eFeedLink - Is China's broiler sector finally rebounding?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60247-efeedlink-is-china-s-broiler-sector-finally-rebounding.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2020-01-21 | [China rebuilds swine herd; poultry, aqua demand grows \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55069-china-rebuilds-swine-herd-poultry-aqua-demand-grows-feed-strategy.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- m.efeedlink.com: https://m.efeedlink.com/contents/08-30-2019/5da8b21d-c416-4fc8-9088-e982f12a6d8a-a005.html

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