# eFeedLink - Is China's broiler sector finally rebounding?

> China's broiler sector is recovering after years of bird flu outbreaks, with poultry substituting for pork as African swine fever constrained pork supplies. Chinese retail chicken prices have stayed elevated since the ASF outbreak began in August 2018. Grandparent stock imports are boosting broiler capacity.

- Date: 2019-03-16 · published 2019-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60247-efeedlink-is-china-s-broiler-sector-finally-rebounding
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Chinese poultry demand and expanding broiler capacity support global chicken prices and feed demand, though new supply could limit gains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-30 | [eFeedLink - China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57739-efeedlink-china-s-re-booted-poultry-sector-version-2-0-rising-chickens-falling.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [China's pig herd rebounds after swine fever, but pork supply will take time to recover \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50641-china-s-pig-herd-rebounds-after-swine-fever-but-pork-supply-will-take-time-to.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-11-23 | [China Breeding Sow Stock Rises in October for First Time Since Swine Fever Outbreak - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56058-china-breeding-sow-stock-rises-in-october-for-first-time-since-swine-fever.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-09 | [Inventory of parental breeders decreased, feeding profits of commercial broilers rose sharply, and prices of broiler chicks increased largely - Analysis and Viewpoints of China Agriculture  - CnAgri-China Agriculture Consultant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62198-inventory-of-parental-breeders-decreased-feeding-profits-of-commercial-broilers.md) | -6.9% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2019-08-30 | [eFeedLink - China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57739-efeedlink-china-s-re-booted-poultry-sector-version-2-0-rising-chickens-falling.md) | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2020-10-01 | [China's pig herd rebounds after swine fever, but pork supply will take time to recover \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50641-china-s-pig-herd-rebounds-after-swine-fever-but-pork-supply-will-take-time-to.md) | +6.3% | +10.9% |
| SBM | 2019-11-23 | [China Breeding Sow Stock Rises in October for First Time Since Swine Fever Outbreak - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56058-china-breeding-sow-stock-rises-in-october-for-first-time-since-swine-fever.md) | -2.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/contents/03-16-2019/ec53e58f-14f7-42db-b044-ad35275c1c86-a001.html

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