# Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms

> Hog prices in China have risen 16 percent since early June to 14.8 yuan per kg as authorities in Shandong, Henan and Sichuan close polluting farms to meet environmental requirements. Hog feeding margins in Shandong have fallen to their lowest since mid-2015.

- Date: 2017-09-29 · published 2017-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking Chinese sow herds and farm closures cut pork supply, supporting hog prices while squeezing farmer feed margins, which tends to reduce demand for feed in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

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| 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% |
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| HOGS | 2025-06-18 | [Reaping of the sow: China to reduce pig count by 1 million amid low prices, deflation risk \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24183-reaping-of-the-sow-china-to-reduce-pig-count-by-1-million-amid-low-prices.md) | +2.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.5% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-29 | [Chinese pig price rises unexpectedly - Pig Analysis \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30230-chinese-pig-price-rises-unexpectedly-pig-analysis-boerenbusiness-nl.md) | -4.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-23 | [China to Encourage Hog Farmers to Reduce Capacity After Price Slump - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32125-china-to-encourage-hog-farmers-to-reduce-capacity-after-price-slump-pork.md) | -1.0% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-pigs/chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms-idUSL4N1LY00B/

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