# China to offer financial support to sow farms to rebuild pig herd

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs urged provincial authorities to offer financial support and credit guarantees to sow farms and large-scale pig farms. The ministry said China's breeding herd fell 22% in April from a year earlier, the largest drop on record.

- Date: 2019-06-03 · published 2019-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58592-china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Financing support aimed at rebuilding breeding stock signals that Chinese pork shortages will persist for some time, supporting import demand for protein and feed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-28 | [Xinhua Headlines: China promotes large pig farms to ensure stable pork supply - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57089-xinhua-headlines-china-promotes-large-pig-farms-to-ensure-stable-pork-supply.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-24 | [China cuts sow herd below 40 million amid glut
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21944-china-cuts-sow-herd-below-40-million-amid-glut-the-pig-site.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-23 | [China lowers 2021-2025 sow herd target, seeks to stabilise pork prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45062-china-lowers-2021-2025-sow-herd-target-seeks-to-stabilise-pork-prices-reuters.md) | +4.7% | -7.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-03 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68944-genesus-global-market-report-china-the-pig-site.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-swinefever/china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd-idUSB9N22V010/

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