# China hog prices hit 14-month high as African swine fever slashes output
						 | The Pig Site

> Chinese live hog prices rose 7% in a single day on March 11 to 15.09 yuan per kilogram, their highest in 14 months. Prices are up almost 20% since early March as African swine fever with 111 confirmed cases cuts supply.

- Date: 2019-03-11 · published 2019-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60096-china-hog-prices-hit-14-month-high-as-african-swine-fever-slashes-output-the
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced hog supply and farmers holding back sales push up hog prices, and the shortfall could lift import demand for pork.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: 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 | 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 | 2019-03-29 | [Hog prices rise sharply in the U.S. after new data shows toll of African swine fever on China's herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60241-hog-prices-rise-sharply-in-the-u-s-after-new-data-shows-toll-of-african-swine.md) | +3.0% | +12.5% |
| HOGS | 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) | +2.1% | +12.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-26 | [Poultry Prices and China’s African Swine Fever - EMERGING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57742-poultry-prices-and-china-s-african-swine-fever-emerging.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/03/china-hog-prices-hit-14-month-high-as-african-swine-fever-slashes-output

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