# African Swine Fever, Structural Changes Disrupt China's Pork Market

> China's pork industry is undergoing structural changes, and African swine fever in the hog herd is creating regional supply and demand imbalances. Pork production has shifted to northern and southwestern provinces away from urban demand centers, and government movement controls on live hogs and meat have depressed prices in northern China.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61544-african-swine-fever-structural-changes-disrupt-china-s-pork-market
- 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

Reduced hog numbers and regional pork gluts cut demand for feed grains and soymeal in China, which weighs on feed-ingredient prices and China's import needs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +4.9% | +30.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | +4.5% | +26.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-27 | [China's soybean, soymeal futures fall on African swine fever worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63548-china-s-soybean-soymeal-futures-fall-on-african-swine-fever-worries.md) | -3.6% | +17.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-11 | [China Faces Threat From African Swine Fever - Eurasia Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68350-china-faces-threat-from-african-swine-fever-eurasia-review.md) | +3.8% | +9.8% |
| SBM | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +3.1% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | -4.1% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2019-04-22 | [Pork and Soybean Markets Adjust to African Swine Fever - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59588-pork-and-soybean-markets-adjust-to-african-swine-fever-proag.md) | -1.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/12/04/african-swine-fever-structural-pork

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.