# China's duck farmers cash in as disease slashes pork output

> Rabobank analysts expect Chinese pork output to fall about 30%, or roughly 16 million tonnes, pushing prices to records. Higher pork prices have boosted poultry meat demand, with chicken breast about 20% dearer than a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58086-china-s-duck-farmers-cash-in-as-disease-slashes-pork-output
- 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

A large protein supply gap shifts demand toward poultry and feed ingredients, supporting poultry feed demand and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-08 | [China's hog futures, company stocks rally on disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48625-china-s-hog-futures-company-stocks-rally-on-disease-outbreaks.md) | -2.3% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-25 | [African swine fever: China’s chicken farmers feeling the pinch as pork crisis takes toll on poultry industry \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55714-african-swine-fever-china-s-chicken-farmers-feeling-the-pinch-as-pork-crisis.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-19 | [Imported beef will play a role in China's post ASF disease pig industry restructure - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61978-imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-china-s-post-asf-disease-pig-industry.md) | -1.4% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak hits turkey farms in Poland - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54968-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-turkey-farms-in-poland-farmers-weekly.md) | -1.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-11 | [China's coronavirus clampdown pushes pork prices towards record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54564-china-s-coronavirus-clampdown-pushes-pork-prices-towards-record.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2019-08-20 | [China pig farmer profits soar after disease wipes out third of herd, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57565-china-pig-farmer-profits-soar-after-disease-wipes-out-third-of-herd-boosts.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 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) | -2.1% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2018-11-19 | [Imported beef will play a role in China's post ASF disease pig industry restructure - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61978-imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-china-s-post-asf-disease-pig-industry.md) | -2.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/currencies/chinas-duck-farmers-cash-in-as-disease-slashes-pork-output-idUSKCN1UL0CA/

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