# Growing pork demand, efficiency gains fuel pig production | Feed Strategy

> The FAO 2018 Swine Outlook projects growth in global pig meat and pig feed production, citing rising pork demand in developing countries where meat consumption has risen 5 to 6 percent annually. US pork consumption has increased 8.17 percent since 2010, according to the National Pork Board.

- Date: 2018-05-02 · published 2018-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64998-growing-pork-demand-efficiency-gains-fuel-pig-production-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term growth in pork demand supports sustained feed grain and meal consumption, though the outlook is gradual and does not signal an immediate price shift.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [Grain Transport Demand Strong Despite Fuel Price Swings \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16352-grain-transport-demand-strong-despite-fuel-price-swings-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [US grain transportation demand remains strong in Q4 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16483-us-grain-transportation-demand-remains-strong-in-q4-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-09-11 | [Processing plant shutdowns boost animal feed demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51231-processing-plant-shutdowns-boost-animal-feed-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +4.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-10-12 | [Strategy Grains is expecting growing wheat and barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68398-strategy-grains-is-expecting-growing-wheat-and-barley.md) | -0.0% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-01 | [North American producers seeing higher meat, grain prices \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12937-north-american-producers-seeing-higher-meat-grain-prices-feed-strategy.md) | +0.6% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2025-01-28 | [US grain transportation demand remains strong in Q4 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16483-us-grain-transportation-demand-remains-strong-in-q4-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2020-09-11 | [Processing plant shutdowns boost animal feed demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51231-processing-plant-shutdowns-boost-animal-feed-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +6.2% | +15.5% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Southeast Asia-Growing Meat Demand, Feedstuffs Imports - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59705-southeast-asia-growing-meat-demand-feedstuffs-imports-proag.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-nutrition/swine/article/15439695/growing-pork-demand-efficiency-gains-fuel-pig-production

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