# Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports China's pork imports have fallen about 52 percent from a year ago as domestic production recovers. Imports from the US, Canada, EU and Brazil are all sharply lower, and feeder pig, pork and live hog prices are below year-ago levels.

- Date: 2017-09-22 · published 2017-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Chinese pork imports reduce global demand for animal protein and imported feed inputs, which is bearish for feed ingredient demand and hog prices outside China.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-01-20 | [China's Pork Production Jumps 7% in Q4 Amid Slaughter Rush - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21054-china-s-pork-production-jumps-7-in-q4-amid-slaughter-rush-pork-business.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [USDA GAIN Report: China pig production to exceed 2021 levels, prices remain low in 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42292-usda-gain-report-china-pig-production-to-exceed-2021-levels-prices-remain-low.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-19 | [Q1 pork production in China reaches three-year high 19.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41841-q1-pork-production-in-china-reaches-three-year-high-19-04-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -2.8% | -6.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-14 | [USDA Projects an  Increase in US Pork Production – LACO Commodity Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26660-usda-projects-an-increase-in-us-pork-production-laco-commodity-research.md) | -0.9% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2024-11-13 | [China’s soybean production, imports steady \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain.md) | -1.8% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2024-02-20 | [FAS forecasts China's chicken production, consumption down in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31831-fas-forecasts-china-s-chicken-production-consumption-down-in-2024.md) | -3.3% | -5.5% |
| SBM | 2019-07-03 | [African swine fever reduces China’s pork production \| MU Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58088-african-swine-fever-reduces-china-s-pork-production-mu-extension.md) | +1.8% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- primary.ers.usda.gov: https://primary.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=85158

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