# Chicken prices in China up on ASF concerns – Asian Agribiz

> Rabobank reports that Chinese meat processors and food-service operators are turning to imported pork and other proteins such as chicken as African swine fever continues to constrain domestic supply. Chicken breast prices in China are reported up 44%.

- Date: 2019-06-25 · published 2019-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58748-chicken-prices-in-china-up-on-asf-concerns-asian-agribiz
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Substitution demand from ASF-driven pork shortages is lifting chicken prices in China, supporting global poultry and feed demand and reinforcing bullish sentiment for protein feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-01 | [Poultry prices up amid swine fever in China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57732-poultry-prices-up-amid-swine-fever-in-china.md) | -0.8% | -15.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-05 | [More and more ASF cases in China - imports of US pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61547-more-and-more-asf-cases-in-china-imports-of-us-pork.md) | -2.8% | +3.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-27 | [China chicken prices jump on supply shortage as consumers swap poultry for pricey pork \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59731-china-chicken-prices-jump-on-supply-shortage-as-consumers-swap-poultry-for.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-25 | [China pork prices surge towards $8 a kilo as demand picks up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56563-china-pork-prices-surge-towards-8-a-kilo-as-demand-picks-up.md) | -0.9% | -5.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-17 | [China warns of soaring pork prices as virus curbs output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7158-china-warns-of-soaring-pork-prices-as-virus-curbs-output.md) | +1.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2019/06/26/chicken-prices-in-china-up-on-asf-concerns/

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