# FoodFarmNews: China’s pig farmers plan to produce mega hog-farms to meet demands of world’s biggest pork market

> China's largest hog producers are building large modern farms in the northeast cornbelt, with plans for about 17 million pigs a year from listed companies. Some researchers expect output in the region to approach 120 million pigs annually.

- Date: 2018-06-04 · published 2018-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64512-foodfarmnews-china-s-pig-farmers-plan-to-produce-mega-hog-farms-to-meet-demands
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting hog production to the northeast raises regional feed demand and could increase grain and meal imports into China, supporting corn and soybean meal prices over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

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

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| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Due to oil prices on the world market, the prices of all commodities are rising – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55169-due-to-oil-prices-on-the-world-market-the-prices-of-all-commodities-are-rising.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [Argentina farmers digest primary election shock, wait to export despite weaker peso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57427-argentina-farmers-digest-primary-election-shock-wait-to-export-despite-weaker.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2018-04-27 | [Rising crude prices supportive to corn market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65539-rising-crude-prices-supportive-to-corn-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
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| CORN | 2022-04-26 | [Pork Producer Margins This Year Could Rival 2021, CoBank Says - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41998-pork-producer-margins-this-year-could-rival-2021-cobank-says-pork-business.md) | -5.4% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2020-01-27 | [Due to oil prices on the world market, the prices of all commodities are rising – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55169-due-to-oil-prices-on-the-world-market-the-prices-of-all-commodities-are-rising.md) | -2.4% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2019-08-12 | [Argentina farmers digest primary election shock, wait to export despite weaker peso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57427-argentina-farmers-digest-primary-election-shock-wait-to-export-despite-weaker.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2021-06-10 | [In the eye of the storm: How the oilseeds market emerged as the global driver of agriculture markets, its role in wider food price inflation - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46619-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-how-the-oilseeds-market-emerged-as-the-global-driver-of.md) | -2.1% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- foodfarmnews.blogspot.com: https://foodfarmnews.blogspot.com/2018/06/chinas-pig-farmers-plan-to-produce-mega.html

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