# China’s hog herd down nearly 17% in February

> Chinese government data released March 15 showed the hog herd was 16.6% smaller than a year earlier in February, with the sow herd down 19.1%. USDA says China has reported 115 African swine fever outbreaks and roughly 1 million culled animals, and expects the total swine inventory to fall 13% by end-2019.

- Date: 2019-03-18 · published 2019-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60090-china-s-hog-herd-down-nearly-17-in-february
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking hog herd cuts feed demand for corn and soymeal, which is bearish for those feeds, while tighter pork supply lifts hog prices and pushes China toward more imports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-17 | [China hog herd shrinks by 26%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58090-china-hog-herd-shrinks-by-26.md) | -1.1% | -11.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | -2.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-15 | [UPDATE 1-China's Pig Farms Battle New Surge in African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36847-update-1-china-s-pig-farms-battle-new-surge-in-african-swine-fever.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-04 | [Hog Disease Outbreak in China Triggers Surge in U.S. Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48271-hog-disease-outbreak-in-china-triggers-surge-in-u-s-prices-caixin-global.md) | +3.9% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-03 | [Rabobank: China’s hog feed consumption to fall 40% \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56565-rabobank-china-s-hog-feed-consumption-to-fall-40-feed-strategy.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2019-07-17 | [China hog herd shrinks by 26%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58090-china-hog-herd-shrinks-by-26.md) | -0.6% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +3.1% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2023-03-15 | [UPDATE 1-China's Pig Farms Battle New Surge in African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36847-update-1-china-s-pig-farms-battle-new-surge-in-african-swine-fever.md) | -5.8% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/china-s-hog-herd-down-nearly-17-in-february

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