# China soybean demand is surprisingly high despite swine fever outbreak

> Soybean demand in China appears unusually robust despite the culling of pigs due to African swine fever, according to INTL FCStone analyst Darin Friedrichs. He suggests farmers may be switching from food waste to manufactured feed, and China's shipments may be on pace to top US government forecasts.

- Date: 2019-07-08 · published 2019-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58084-china-soybean-demand-is-surprisingly-high-despite-swine-fever-outbreak
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Chinese crush and feed demand supports soybean and soybean meal prices and US export prospects, even as hog numbers fall.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/08/china-soybean-demand-is-surprisingly-high-despite-swine-fever-outbreak.html

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