# China pork output jumps 2.1 percent in Q1, pressuring prices

> Live hog prices in China fell about 30 percent in the first quarter, one of the steepest declines on record, after new large farms boosted production. Official data showed hog slaughter rose 1.9 percent to 199.8 million head while the total herd fell 1.2 percent to 415.2 million.

- Date: 2018-04-17 · published 2018-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65489-china-pork-output-jumps-2-1-percent-in-q1-pressuring-prices
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier slaughter and falling prices point to weaker China hog margins and possibly more sow culling, which lowers pork prices and may trim near-term soymeal demand from hog feeders.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-07-27 | [Chicken Surplus Pressures Broiler Prices as Pork Output Beats Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18504-chicken-surplus-pressures-broiler-prices-as-pork-output-beats-forecasts.md) | -1.9% | -12.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-01-18 | [China pork output edges up in 2017 from year before](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66979-china-pork-output-edges-up-in-2017-from-year-before.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-19 | [China’s 2022 pork output rises to highest in eight years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37766-china-s-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years.md) | -1.3% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-16 | [China’s Q2 pork output falls from a year ago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29239-china-s-q2-pork-output-falls-from-a-year-ago.md) | +3.2% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2019-01-20 | [China 2018 pork output surprises to downside, falls 0.9 per cent - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61090-china-2018-pork-output-surprises-to-downside-falls-0-9-per-cent-the-business.md) | -0.9% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2023-01-19 | [China’s 2022 pork output rises to highest in eight years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37766-china-s-2022-pork-output-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years.md) | -2.5% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | +3.6% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-output-pork/update-2-china-pork-output-jumps-2-1-percent-in-q1-pressuring-prices-idUSL3N1RU1N7/

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