# Genesus Global Market Report: China
						 | The Pig Site

> Genesus reports Chinese pork prices at 14.36 yuan per kg in late August 2017, down from about 20 yuan a year earlier but near the five-year average. Government environmental rules have forced closures of small and noncompliant sow farms, with some county herds cut sharply.

- Date: 2017-09-03 · published 2017-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68944-genesus-global-market-report-china-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sow herd reductions tighten near-term Chinese pork supply and sustain import needs, supporting hog prices and long-run demand for feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-11-24 | [China cuts sow herd below 40 million amid glut
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21944-china-cuts-sow-herd-below-40-million-amid-glut-the-pig-site.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-06 | [Jim Long Pork Commentary: China Update
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70484-jim-long-pork-commentary-china-update-the-pig-site.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-12 | [China Vows to Ensure There’s Enough Pork to Eat - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57092-china-vows-to-ensure-there-s-enough-pork-to-eat-caixin-global.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-05-05 | [China to replenish pork reserves to stabilize market - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35938-china-to-replenish-pork-reserves-to-stabilize-market-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +0.0% | +9.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-30 | [Now With Too Many Pigs, China Moves to Prop Up Pork Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46557-now-with-too-many-pigs-china-moves-to-prop-up-pork-prices-caixin-global.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Now With Too Many Pigs, China Moves to Prop Up Pork Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46557-now-with-too-many-pigs-china-moves-to-prop-up-pork-prices-caixin-global.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28323-ethanol-push-turns-india-into-corn-importer-shaking-up-global-market.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2017-06-16 | [China Widens Gate to GMO Crop Imports from U.S. - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70354-china-widens-gate-to-gmo-crop-imports-from-u-s-caixin-global.md) | -3.5% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/09/genesus-global-market-report-china

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