# What happens to hog prices this summer?

> A National Hog Farmer analysis argues that large Chinese pork shipments this summer, combined with declining US butcher hog supplies, could push cash hog prices sharply higher. It cites reports that Chinese pork prices may rise around 70% and sow numbers are down 21% due to African swine fever.

- Date: 2019-04-22 · published 2019-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59724-what-happens-to-hog-prices-this-summer
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese import demand plus tighter US hog supplies supports lean hog prices and feed demand for pork production.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-03-27 | [Disease Outbreaks in Mexico’s Hog Herd to Drive U.S. Meat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42423-disease-outbreaks-in-mexico-s-hog-herd-to-drive-u-s-meat-prices-higher.md) | -2.6% | +2.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-24 | [Lean hog prices vanquish swine fever jitters
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62680-lean-hog-prices-vanquish-swine-fever-jitters-the-pig-site.md) | +3.1% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-25 | [Hog Prices Being Pulled in Two Directions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51250-hog-prices-being-pulled-in-two-directions-proag.md) | +5.5% | +0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-05 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices power still higher
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48796-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-power-still-higher-the-pig-site.md) | +4.1% | +20.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-28 | [Despite higher hog numbers, ASF in Asia expected to fuel higher North American prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56726-despite-higher-hog-numbers-asf-in-asia-expected-to-fuel-higher-north-american.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2020-12-15 | [China’s pig herd nears recovery, but hog prices are still volatile
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49643-china-s-pig-herd-nears-recovery-but-hog-prices-are-still-volatile-the-pig-site.md) | +8.3% | +20.7% |
| 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 | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/hog-prices/what-happens-to-hog-prices-this-summer-

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