# China supersizes pig farms to cut costs in world's top pork market

> Reuters reports that China is modernizing its pig farms to cut costs in the world's largest pork market. More than half of the country's nearly 700 million pigs come from family farms that slaughter fewer than 500 a year. Production costs remain among the world's highest because of heavy reliance on imported soybeans.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66492-china-supersizes-pig-farms-to-cut-costs-in-world-s-top-pork-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting hog production toward larger, more productive farms could raise long-run demand for soymeal as feed efficiency improves. Continued dependence on imported soybeans keeps China's feed demand tied to global soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-05-16 | [China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14577-china-signals-tariff-cuts-advances-in-farm-market-access-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.6% | -11.2% |
| SBM | 2018-08-07 | [China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks: Oil World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63416-china-may-have-to-resume-u-s-soybean-purchases-in-weeks-oil-world.md) | -0.7% | -6.6% |
| SBM | 2022-03-25 | [China's soymeal prices increase to record highs further affecting pig farmers - European Pork \| European Pork, the Smart Choice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42290-china-s-soymeal-prices-increase-to-record-highs-further-affecting-pig-farmers.md) | -3.8% | -5.5% |
| SBM | 2022-10-24 | [China's monthly soybean imports jump \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14892-china-s-monthly-soybean-imports-jump-world-grain.md) | +1.8% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2021-09-24 | [China's soybean demand in Q4 set to slacken as crushers face power cuts: trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45137-china-s-soybean-demand-in-q4-set-to-slacken-as-crushers-face-power-cuts-trade.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [China's pork shortage could give US farmers a chance to cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56566-china-s-pork-shortage-could-give-us-farmers-a-chance-to-cash-in.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2026-05-16 | [China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14577-china-signals-tariff-cuts-advances-in-farm-market-access-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | +1.7% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-07 | [China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks: Oil World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63416-china-may-have-to-resume-u-s-soybean-purchases-in-weeks-oil-world.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pigs-production/china-supersizes-pig-farms-to-cut-costs-in-worlds-top-pork-market-idUSKBN1FQ39W/

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