# China's pork imports to double in 2019 as swine fever hits local output
						 | The Pig Site

> A Rabobank analyst expects China's 2019 pork imports to double to 2 million tonnes as African swine fever cuts local output. Chinese pork production could fall up to 20%, and USDA's Beijing attache forecasts 51.4 million tonnes of production, down 5%.

- Date: 2019-03-21 · published 2019-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60093-china-s-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output-the-pig
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese pork import demand supports global pork and hog prices and may draw supplies from other meat exporters.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-03-22 | [China's pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60095-china-s-pork-imports-seen-doubling-in-2019-on-swine-fever-impact-grainews.md) | +6.9% | +20.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-11 | [China hog prices hit 14-month high as African swine fever slashes output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60096-china-hog-prices-hit-14-month-high-as-african-swine-fever-slashes-output-the.md) | +9.4% | +33.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-01 | [Year of the Pig: Swine fever threatens China’s pork industry \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60498-year-of-the-pig-swine-fever-threatens-china-s-pork-industry-cnn.md) | -1.0% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-24 | [African swine fever hits Chinese pork industry in run-up to New Year \| China \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62433-african-swine-fever-hits-chinese-pork-industry-in-run-up-to-new-year-china-the.md) | +3.1% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/03/chinas-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output

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