# China hog herd shrinks by 26%

> China's hog herd has shrunk 26% and pork output fell 5.5% from a year earlier, while pork prices rose 7.7%. The decline reflects continued African swine fever losses.

- Date: 2019-07-17 · published 2019-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58090-china-hog-herd-shrinks-by-26
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking hog herd cuts feed grain and meal demand from China, while higher pork prices support substitution toward other meats.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 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) | +2.7% | +13.0% |
| 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 | 2019-06-06 | [China boosts beef imports as killer hog virus blights pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58567-china-boosts-beef-imports-as-killer-hog-virus-blights-pork.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-16 | [Trade war, sick hogs make China soy purchases hard to predict: Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61085-trade-war-sick-hogs-make-china-soy-purchases-hard-to-predict-braun.md) | -0.2% | -7.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-11 | [The Year of the Pig Will Be a Pig of a Year for China's Hogs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61088-the-year-of-the-pig-will-be-a-pig-of-a-year-for-china-s-hogs-caixin-global.md) | -1.4% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2019-05-01 | [Chinese Hog Farms ‘Panic’ as Swine Virus Shrinks Herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59586-chinese-hog-farms-panic-as-swine-virus-shrinks-herds.md) | -2.6% | +7.8% |
| SBM | 2019-03-18 | [China’s hog herd down nearly 17% in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60090-china-s-hog-herd-down-nearly-17-in-february.md) | +1.4% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2019-10-03 | [Rabobank: China’s hog feed consumption to fall 40% \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56565-rabobank-china-s-hog-feed-consumption-to-fall-40-feed-strategy.md) | +1.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/china-s-hog-herd-shrinks-26-

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