# The Year of the Pig Will Be a Pig of a Year for China's Hogs - Caixin Global

> African swine fever has been detected in at least 23 Chinese provinces, with more than 600,000 pigs culled. Restocking restrictions mean farms may cut herd rebuilding by up to 20%, forcing China to buy more hogs and feed from overseas.

- Date: 2019-01-11 · published 2019-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61088-the-year-of-the-pig-will-be-a-pig-of-a-year-for-china-s-hogs-caixin-global
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese herd restocking reduces near-term feed demand, though future import needs for pork could support imported meat and feed grains later.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-07-30 | [Pig Stocks Are Dwindling, Pork Prices Are Rising as China Battles Swine Fever - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58085-pig-stocks-are-dwindling-pork-prices-are-rising-as-china-battles-swine-fever.md) | -2.8% | -17.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-12 | [Hog prices slump as China's pork glut deepens - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5784-hog-prices-slump-as-china-s-pork-glut-deepens-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -9.5% | -13.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-21 | [Swine Fever Variants Lead to Mass Outbreaks Across China - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46447-swine-fever-variants-lead-to-mass-outbreaks-across-china-caixin-global.md) | -5.4% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-17 | [China's pig fever outbreak a boon for chicken farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62911-china-s-pig-fever-outbreak-a-boon-for-chicken-farmers.md) | +8.7% | +22.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-16 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China, November 2020
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50148-genesus-global-market-report-china-november-2020-the-pig-site.md) | -2.0% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2019-07-30 | [Pig Stocks Are Dwindling, Pork Prices Are Rising as China Battles Swine Fever - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58085-pig-stocks-are-dwindling-pork-prices-are-rising-as-china-battles-swine-fever.md) | -3.1% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2019-08-30 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China - August 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57566-genesus-global-market-report-china-august-2019-the-pig-site.md) | -1.6% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- caixinglobal.com: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-01-11/the-year-of-the-pig-will-be-a-pig-of-a-year-for-chinas-hogs-101368933.html

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