# China boosts beef imports as killer hog virus blights pork

> Chinese beef imports rose 75% year on year in April to 128,920 tons as African swine fever cut pork supply. Consumers are shifting to beef and chicken, and the Wens Foodstuffs pork producer is buying a chicken company.

- Date: 2019-06-06 · published 2019-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58567-china-boosts-beef-imports-as-killer-hog-virus-blights-pork
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Pork shortages are pushing Chinese demand toward beef and poultry, supporting import prices for beef and chicken while weighing on hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2016-12-31 | [China will rely on pork imports - prices over €3 / kg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73455-china-will-rely-on-pork-imports-prices-over-3-kg.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-12 | [Hog prices slump as China's pork glut deepens - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5784-hog-prices-slump-as-china-s-pork-glut-deepens-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -9.5% | -13.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-08 | [Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11476-hog-virus-may-matter-more-for-china-soy-buyers-than-trade-war-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -16.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | +9.2% | +25.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-04 | [China’s pork herd recovery still a long way off – despite Govt rhetoric - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48103-china-s-pork-herd-recovery-still-a-long-way-off-despite-govt-rhetoric-beef.md) | +2.3% | +15.3% |
| LCATTLE | 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% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-12 | [Hog prices slump as China's pork glut deepens - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5784-hog-prices-slump-as-china-s-pork-glut-deepens-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +1.1% | -3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-19 | [USCA Calls for the Halt of Namibian Beef Imports - US Cattlemen's Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48576-usca-calls-for-the-halt-of-namibian-beef-imports-us-cattlemen-s-association.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/china-boosts-beef-imports-as-killer-hog-virus-blights-pork

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