# UK pork firms see 2020 sales boost as African Swine Fever grips China

> UK pork exporters expect strong Chinese demand to continue into 2020 as African swine fever kills large numbers of pigs in China. UK pork shipments to China in the first eight months of 2019 were nearly double 2018 levels, and China is now the UK's largest pig meat customer. China has also been drawing down frozen pork stocks and fast-tracking import deals.

- Date: 2019-12-16 · published 2019-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6403-uk-pork-firms-see-2020-sales-boost-as-african-swine-fever-grips-china
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese pork shortages are pulling in imports from many countries, which supports global pork prices and export demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | +2.1% | +12.7% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-17 | [China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Pork Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36846-china-s-latest-battle-with-african-swine-fever-to-push-up-pork-prices-bloomberg.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-26 | [Poultry Prices and China’s African Swine Fever - EMERGING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57742-poultry-prices-and-china-s-african-swine-fever-emerging.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-15 | [UPDATE 1-China's Pig Farms Battle New Surge in African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36847-update-1-china-s-pig-farms-battle-new-surge-in-african-swine-fever.md) | -6.0% | -11.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-09 | [China African Swine Fever: New Cases Reported Across Provinces](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61928-china-african-swine-fever-new-cases-reported-across-provinces.md) | -0.7% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/16/uk-pork-firms-see-2020-sales-boost-as-african-swine-fever-grips-china.html

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