# Pork outlook weakens with Chinese tariff talk

> Chinese tariffs on U.S. pork imports, including a reported 25% levy, are weighing on hog prices after an early-spring price slide. China raised about 97% of its own pork in 2017, and U.S. exports to China were only about 2% of U.S. production.

- Date: 2018-05-08 · published 2018-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65168-pork-outlook-weakens-with-chinese-tariff-talk
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Losing the Chinese outlet pushes pork volume back into the domestic market, which pressures lean hog prices and feed demand for pork-producing regions.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-04-03 | [More CME hog losses as China pork tariff hike remains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11972-more-cme-hog-losses-as-china-pork-tariff-hike-remains.md) | -2.7% | +15.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -1.5% | -11.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-06 | [New Chinese Tariffs Mean Lower Prices For Wisconsin Farmers - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4970-new-chinese-tariffs-mean-lower-prices-for-wisconsin-farmers-wpr.md) | -2.7% | -22.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-01 | [China cancels U.S. pork shipments after tariffs raise prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25255-china-cancels-u-s-pork-shipments-after-tariffs-raise-prices.md) | -0.1% | +6.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-17 | [Trade war leaves U.S. with mountain of cheap pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5212-trade-war-leaves-u-s-with-mountain-of-cheap-pork.md) | -10.7% | -26.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/hog-and-pork-news/pork-outlook-weakens-with-chinese-tariff-talk

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