# Jim Long Pork Commentary: China Update
						 | The Pig Site

> Chinese sow numbers fell 1.38 million year over year and pig inventory is 18.27 million lower, according to Ministry of Agriculture data. Environmental policy is forcing relocation of pig production, which is closing farms.

- Date: 2017-06-06 · published 2017-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70484-jim-long-pork-commentary-china-update-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking Chinese hog supply supports import demand for pork and feed, which is bullish for hog prices and feed grains tied to Chinese demand.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-09-03 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68944-genesus-global-market-report-china-the-pig-site.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| 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 | 2022-02-11 | [Pig outlook: Powerful rally in US lean hog futures continues
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42838-pig-outlook-powerful-rally-in-us-lean-hog-futures-continues-the-pig-site.md) | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/06/jim-long-pork-commentary-china-update-1

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