# China: swine production is shifting north and west - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community

> USDA reports that China's swine production is shifting from the Yangtze and South China regions toward North, Northeast and Southwest China. The Northeast, co-located with feed production, has the lowest production costs, while South China output has fallen due to stricter environmental rules.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65495-china-swine-production-is-shifting-north-and-west-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork
- 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

Relocation toward feed-rich northern regions may lower costs and sustain Chinese hog output growth, supporting longer-term demand for corn and soymeal in northern China.

## Read by commodity

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

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| SBM | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | -2.5% | +3.5% |
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| SBM | 2018-05-02 | [Growing pork demand, efficiency gains fuel pig production \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64998-growing-pork-demand-efficiency-gains-fuel-pig-production-feed-strategy.md) | -3.5% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- 3tres3.com: https://www.3tres3.com/en/latest_swine_news/china-swine-production-is-shifting-north-and-west_13612/

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