# Pigs fly: China pork producers surge as swine disease cuts supply

> Chinese pork producers' shares and factory prices are rising as swine disease cuts supply. Live pig prices are about 12 yuan per kilogram and analysts expect them to climb toward 20 yuan in the second half as supplies fall 20% to 30%.

- Date: 2019-03-01 · published 2019-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60094-pigs-fly-china-pork-producers-surge-as-swine-disease-cuts-supply
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower Chinese hog supply supports higher hog prices and points to continued strong pork import demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-11-12 | [U.S. pork prices rise as fatal pig disease cuts global meat supply: Tyson Foods CEO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56220-u-s-pork-prices-rise-as-fatal-pig-disease-cuts-global-meat-supply-tyson-foods.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-07 | [Chinese crisis hits pork supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59234-chinese-crisis-hits-pork-supply.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-31 | [Hog prices poised to soar as deadly swine disease emerges in China - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63673-hog-prices-poised-to-soar-as-deadly-swine-disease-emerges-in-china-marketwatch.md) | +7.0% | +28.4% |
| 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 | 2019-12-03 | [China's restaurants feel the heat as pork supplies plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55716-china-s-restaurants-feel-the-heat-as-pork-supplies-plunge.md) | +0.5% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-companies/pigs-fly-china-pork-producers-surge-as-swine-disease-cuts-supply-idUSKCN1QI3RU/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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