# U.S. farmers look past trade fears to cash in on China's hog crisis

> US farmers are looking past trade tensions as China's hog crisis drives expected demand, with a plunge in breeding sows meaning years to rebuild pig stocks. Industry estimates suggest as many as half of China's sows may have died, and Chinese pork prices have risen sharply since March.

- Date: 2019-07-23 · published 2019-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58091-u-s-farmers-look-past-trade-fears-to-cash-in-on-china-s-hog-crisis
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expected strong Chinese demand for US feed and grain supports US soybean and corn export prospects, though the hog herd loss limits longer-run feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [China's pork shortage could give US farmers a chance to cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56566-china-s-pork-shortage-could-give-us-farmers-a-chance-to-cash-in.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-14 | [Soybean prices rise on U.S.-China trade hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11472-soybean-prices-rise-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-financial-post.md) | -1.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2021-10-05 | [China’s buying — and U.S. farms cashing in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44412-china-s-buying-and-u-s-farms-cashing-in.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-10 | [China crushers to crank up U.S. soy purchases in fourth quarter - traders \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10685-china-crushers-to-crank-up-u-s-soy-purchases-in-fourth-quarter-traders.md) | +3.8% | +11.4% |
| SOY | 2019-11-26 | [TWAY HOLDINGS \| S.Korean stocks, won rise on signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56301-tway-holdings-s-korean-stocks-won-rise-on-signs-of-progress-in-u-s-china-trade.md) | -2.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2022-03-25 | [China's hog farmers face long slog in return to profit \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42289-china-s-hog-farmers-face-long-slog-in-return-to-profit-reuters.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2019-10-18 | [China's pork shortage could give US farmers a chance to cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56566-china-s-pork-shortage-could-give-us-farmers-a-chance-to-cash-in.md) | -1.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-10-05 | [China’s buying — and U.S. farms cashing in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44412-china-s-buying-and-u-s-farms-cashing-in.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-farmers-look-past-trade-fears-to-cash-in-on-chinas-hog-crisis-idUSKCN1UI02J/

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