# China's pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact - Grainews

> Rabobank expects China's 2019 pork imports to double to 2 million tonnes as African swine fever hits production. Chinese pork output could fall up to 20% this year, and China has reported 113 outbreaks since August.

- Date: 2019-03-22 · published 2019-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60095-china-s-pork-imports-seen-doubling-in-2019-on-swine-fever-impact-grainews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Chinese pork imports tighten global pork supply and support hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-03-21 | [China's pork imports to double in 2019 as swine fever hits local output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60093-china-s-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output-the-pig.md) | +11.1% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-16 | [UK pork firms see 2020 sales boost as African Swine Fever grips China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6403-uk-pork-firms-see-2020-sales-boost-as-african-swine-fever-grips-china.md) | +8.8% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/chinas-pork-imports-seen-doubling-in-2019-on-swine-fever-impact/

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