# China pork market faces uncertainties – Asian Agribiz

> Rabobank's Q3 Pork Quarterly report says the US-China trade war is creating uncertainty in China's pork industry, with higher tariffs on inputs such as soybeans raising costs. It also warns that the Senecavirus A virus could become a bigger risk if farms reduce biosecurity to cut costs.

- Date: 2018-08-05 · published 2018-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63552-china-pork-market-faces-uncertainties-asian-agribiz
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher input costs may slow large-farm expansion and push small farms out, making Chinese pork supply more volatile and affecting feed demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-11-03 | [Brazil cuts into U.S. soybean market share in China - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68018-brazil-cuts-into-u-s-soybean-market-share-in-china-agcanada.md) | -1.8% | +3.4% |
| SBM | 2026-06-23 | [U.S. fights with Brazil for China's giant soybean market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14570-u-s-fights-with-brazil-for-china-s-giant-soybean-market.md) | +1.1% | +7.3% |
| SBM | 2025-08-07 | [China soybean imports hit record July high on strong Brazil exports, US trade uncertainties \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12452-china-soybean-imports-hit-record-july-high-on-strong-brazil-exports-us-trade.md) | +4.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2017-11-23 | [China's pig farmers go north, upending world's top meat, grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67972-china-s-pig-farmers-go-north-upending-world-s-top-meat-grain-market.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-01-29 | [Uncertainty is the biggest villain in strained dry bulk market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61283-uncertainty-is-the-biggest-villain-in-strained-dry-bulk-market.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [China's pig farmers go north, upending world's top meat, grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67972-china-s-pig-farmers-go-north-upending-world-s-top-meat-grain-market.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-14 | [China's pork imports climb 75%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55067-china-s-pork-imports-climb-75.md) | +2.6% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-06 | [China Diversifies Ag Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14945-china-diversifies-ag-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2018/08/06/china-pork-market-faces-uncertainties/

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