# China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens

> Chinese egg futures in Dalian rose almost 10% in under two weeks to 4,688 yuan per ton, the highest since November 2014, as African swine fever cut pork supply and boosted demand for chicken and eggs. Food makers are also buying eggs for mooncakes and egg tarts ahead of the mid-autumn festival.

- Date: 2019-07-10 · published 2019-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese poultry demand from pork shortages can lift global demand for feed ingredients such as soymeal and corn as producers expand flocks, supporting feed prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | +2.2% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2020-02-03 | [African Swine Fever Shrinks Pork Production in China, Swells Demand for Imported Pork \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54484-african-swine-fever-shrinks-pork-production-in-china-swells-demand-for-imported.md) | -0.6% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2019-11-29 | [China soy, palm oil markets surge on swine fever spillover – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56158-china-soy-palm-oil-markets-surge-on-swine-fever-spillover-china-economic-review.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2018-11-09 | [China African Swine Fever: New Cases Reported Across Provinces](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61928-china-african-swine-fever-new-cases-reported-across-provinces.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2019-09-27 | [Fatter pigs, new farms to boost China soymeal demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57086-fatter-pigs-new-farms-to-boost-china-soymeal-demand.md) | +2.5% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-02-03 | [African Swine Fever Shrinks Pork Production in China, Swells Demand for Imported Pork \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54484-african-swine-fever-shrinks-pork-production-in-china-swells-demand-for-imported.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-09 | [China African Swine Fever: New Cases Reported Across Provinces](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61928-china-african-swine-fever-new-cases-reported-across-provinces.md) | -6.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- gulfnews.com: https://gulfnews.com/business/chinas-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens-1.65140986

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