# USDA-FAS Report: China's Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018 - Farm Policy News

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service released its biannual Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report, forecasting China's 2018 beef and broiler imports to rise 11% and 7%, while pork imports decline for a second year as domestic output recovers. US broiler exports to China remain blocked by avian influenza restrictions, and US beef access reopened in May 2017.

- Date: 2017-10-15 · published 2017-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68445-usda-fas-report-china-s-meat-and-poultry-import-forecast-2018-farm-policy-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Chinese beef and broiler import demand supports those markets, while falling pork imports reduce demand for global pork. US chicken export access remains restricted, limiting its ability to capture the growth.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-28 | [USDA lowers 2022 meat, poultry production forecast \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42652-usda-lowers-2022-meat-poultry-production-forecast-meat-poultry.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-14 | [COVID-19 alters red meat, poultry production forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53286-covid-19-alters-red-meat-poultry-production-forecast.md) | +6.1% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-09-13 | [USDA forecasts point to less meat, cheaper livestock feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69066-usda-forecasts-point-to-less-meat-cheaper-livestock-feed.md) | +1.3% | +5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-06 | [Beef and Egg Supply Constraints Forecast to Continue in 2025 – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25524-beef-and-egg-supply-constraints-forecast-to-continue-in-2025-the-van-trump.md) | +1.9% | +7.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | -1.1% | +25.0% |
| HOGS | 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) | -0.5% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-13 | [CoBank: Recovery continues for meat, poultry segments \| 2020-07-13  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52268-cobank-recovery-continues-for-meat-poultry-segments-2020-07-13-meat-poultry.md) | +9.6% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/10/usda-fas-report-chinas-meat-poultry-import-forecast-2018/

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