# China's Pig Farmers Hit Brakes On Expansion As Prices Plunge | ESM Magazine

> Some Chinese pig farmers are scaling back or delaying breeding expansion after hog prices hit an eight-year low in mid-March. Small farmers have begun slaughtering sows, and analysts say production has outrun stagnant domestic demand while global pork supply is already at record levels.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65490-china-s-pig-farmers-hit-brakes-on-expansion-as-prices-plunge-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower expansion and sow slaughter may eventually tighten China's pork supply, but near term the glut weakens import demand for US pork and keeps pressure on hog prices and feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/chinas-pig-farmers-hit-brakes-expansion-prices-plunge-58600

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