# China pork report: Q4 2017
						 | The Pig Site

> China's domestic pig slaughter rose 9.4% year on year to 18.7 million head in September, while sow and live hog inventories fell to historic lows since 2014. Pork imports in January to September totaled 920,508 tons, down 28% year on year, and hog prices were trending lower.

- Date: 2017-11-30 · published 2017-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67973-china-pork-report-q4-2017-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Falling Chinese pork imports and low breeding inventories point to reduced import demand and tighter domestic supply later, with hog-breeding margins recovering and supporting farmer restocking that will add future feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-03-07 | [China pork production expected to rise slightly in 2023 - GAIN report
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36848-china-pork-production-expected-to-rise-slightly-in-2023-gain-report-the-pig-site.md) | +2.3% | -7.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-18 | [China’s pork output recovers in 2020, beating expectations
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49143-china-s-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations-the-pig-site.md) | +1.8% | +10.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-01 | [Digging into the December 2024 Hogs and Pigs Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27097-digging-into-the-december-2024-hogs-and-pigs-report.md) | -2.9% | +1.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-29 | [US hog farmers rebound from 2023 losses - AFBF
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28942-us-hog-farmers-rebound-from-2023-losses-afbf-the-pig-site.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-07-28 | [Pork markets dip amid tariff concerns from Mexico - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23904-pork-markets-dip-amid-tariff-concerns-from-mexico-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -0.8% | -10.2% |
| SBM | 2018-11-22 | [China pork report by IQC Insights: Q3 2018
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62038-china-pork-report-by-iqc-insights-q3-2018-the-pig-site.md) | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| SBM | 2021-12-10 | [Rising concentration in China’s swine production capacity - European Pork \| European Pork, the Smart Choice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43577-rising-concentration-in-china-s-swine-production-capacity-european-pork.md) | +2.0% | +18.0% |
| SBM | 2025-09-25 | [September 2025 Hogs and Pigs Report: Here's What You Need to Know - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23030-september-2025-hogs-and-pigs-report-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-pork-business.md) | -2.4% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/11/china-pork-report-q4-2017-1

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