# China's top pig farming firm to follow new lower protein feed standards
						 | The Pig Site

> Wens Foodstuffs, China's largest pig producer, says it will follow the new lower-protein feed standards with minimal operational impact, since its formulas are already close to the rules. Restrictions tied to African swine fever are limiting herd rebuilding.

- Date: 2018-11-14 · published 2018-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62041-china-s-top-pig-farming-firm-to-follow-new-lower-protein-feed-standards-the-pig
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower protein adoption cuts soymeal demand gradually, though the limited impact at a major producer suggests the effect may be modest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-11-26 | [China’s New Feed Standards May Bring Radical Changes to Soybeans, Feed, and Livestock-Farming - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62039-china-s-new-feed-standards-may-bring-radical-changes-to-soybeans-feed-and.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2018-11-01 | [China may lower soy protein content in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62548-china-may-lower-soy-protein-content-in-animal-feed.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2018-10-29 | [China says new animal feed standards will cut chunk out of appetite for soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62544-china-says-new-animal-feed-standards-will-cut-chunk-out-of-appetite-for-soy.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | +3.8% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2019-02-05 | [The Global Miller: Troubled China opts to reduce protein in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60666-the-global-miller-troubled-china-opts-to-reduce-protein-in-animal-feed.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | -11.6% | -13.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-18 | [China urges regions to speed up pig breeding ahead of Lunar New Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56062-china-urges-regions-to-speed-up-pig-breeding-ahead-of-lunar-new-year.md) | -1.8% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-20 | [Sizing up the new farm rescue package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53626-sizing-up-the-new-farm-rescue-package-politico.md) | +24.0% | +48.0% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2018/11/chinas-top-pig-farming-firm-to-follow-new-lower-protein-feed-standards-1

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