# Imported beef will play a role in China's post ASF disease pig industry restructure - Beef Central

> Simon Quilty's final report in a series says China's ASF culls rose from 220,000 to 470,000 pigs in one week, and the disease is now a chronic epidemic. He expects a restructuring of China's pig industry over five years, relying on imported pork, beef, sheepmeat and chicken.

- Date: 2018-11-19 · published 2018-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61978-imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-china-s-post-asf-disease-pig-industry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged ASF epidemic and pig herd restructuring in China should lift import demand for pork substitutes and feed, supporting prices for protein-linked feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/trade/imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-chinas-post-asf-disease-pig-industry-restructure/

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