# No joke: China's war on pollution roils world's top pig farming sector

> Hog prices in China rallied about 16% since June on concerns about a temporary supply squeeze before Lunar New Year in February. Environmental pollution controls have reduced hog production capacity in the country.

- Date: 2017-11-05 · published 2017-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67976-no-joke-china-s-war-on-pollution-roils-world-s-top-pig-farming-sector
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Pollution-driven capacity cuts and expected seasonal pre-Lunar New Year demand tighten Chinese pork supply, supporting hog prices and sustaining feed demand into early 2018.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-09-29 | [Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms.md) | +5.3% | +16.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [China to offer financial support to sow farms to rebuild pig herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58592-china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-04 | [China tries to stabilise pig population as pork prices plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31188-china-tries-to-stabilise-pig-population-as-pork-prices-plunge.md) | -1.7% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2022-08-31 | [Strict new controls on pork and pork products to protect Britain’s pig sector against African swine fever - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16252-strict-new-controls-on-pork-and-pork-products-to-protect-britain-s-pig-sector.md) | -3.8% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pollution-pigs/no-joke-chinas-war-on-pollution-roils-worlds-top-pig-farming-sector-idUSKBN1D500K/

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