# Strong pork exports could mean better year

> US pork exports rose 6% in 2018 and USDA expects a further 8% gain in 2019. Chinese buying fell in 2018 but other buyers more than offset it, and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement eased trade tensions. African swine fever in China may increase its pork imports.

- Date: 2019-01-03 · published 2019-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61253-strong-pork-exports-could-mean-better-year
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger export demand and possible Chinese import growth from African swine fever losses support hog and pork prices in 2019.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-02-15 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance after strong US pork export data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5539-u-s-livestock-lean-hogs-advance-after-strong-us-pork-export-data.md) | +9.6% | +10.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-01 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs climb on strong pork exports, wholesale prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53269-u-s-livestock-hogs-climb-on-strong-pork-exports-wholesale-prices-agcanada.md) | +15.8% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-21 | [US red meat exports adding value to corn and soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52196-us-red-meat-exports-adding-value-to-corn-and-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.8% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-30 | [Pork market smoking \| Business \| ottumwacourier.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70648-pork-market-smoking-business-ottumwacourier-com.md) | +1.5% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-08-29 | [A Closer Look at China's Pork Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69442-a-closer-look-at-china-s-pork-imports.md) | -1.5% | -15.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/management/strong-pork-exports-could-mean-better-year

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