# Pork market challenges continue due to disease, trade talks | 2019-07-30  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Rabobank's Q3 Pork Quarterly says African swine fever is cutting pork output in Asia, with China's herd loss estimated above 40%. It says China's pork prices are rising, while large frozen meat inventories weigh on returns elsewhere. Sino-US trade talks could allow China to review tariffs on US pork.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58249-pork-market-challenges-continue-due-to-disease-trade-talks-2019-07-30-meat
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy herd losses in China point to firmer global pork import demand and support hog prices, though frozen stocks limit the upside.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-02-01 | [Global protein outlook includes challenges, opportunities \| 2019-02-01  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60708-global-protein-outlook-includes-challenges-opportunities-2019-02-01-meat-poultry.md) | -1.0% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-10 | [ASF spreads to Tibet \| 2019-04-10  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59459-asf-spreads-to-tibet-2019-04-10-meat-poultry.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-16 | [Jim Long Pork Commentary: US market continues to strengthen
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4616-jim-long-pork-commentary-us-market-continues-to-strengthen-the-pig-site.md) | +8.9% | +19.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-24 | [On alert for ASF \| 2019-05-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58968-on-alert-for-asf-2019-05-24-meat-poultry.md) | -5.7% | -9.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-24 | [African swine fever, trade war pain points for China \| 2018-10-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62546-african-swine-fever-trade-war-pain-points-for-china-2018-10-24-meat-poultry.md) | +3.1% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/21670-pork-market-challenges-continue-due-to-disease-trade-talks

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