# Pig trough: China hog prices plunge after farm building boom By Reuters

> Chinese live pig prices fell to their lowest in nearly four years, dropping more than 20% from early January to around 11 yuan per kg, below average production costs. The decline follows rapid expansion of large farms while government pollution crackdowns shut smaller operations.

- Date: 2018-03-09 · published 2018-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65976-pig-trough-china-hog-prices-plunge-after-farm-building-boom-by-reuters
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Oversupply and sub-cost hog prices reduce Chinese demand for imported pork and feed, pressuring global feed grain and meal prices until demand recovers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/pig-trough-china-hog-prices-plunge-after-farm-building-boom-1333663

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