# Pork Commentary: China, China, China
						 | The Pig Site

> China's hog liveweight price was reported at 16.49 CNY/kg, well above US and Spanish prices. China's sow herd fell further in February to 36.3 million, and pork imports rose 153.8% year on year to 181,900 tonnes.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71514-pork-commentary-china-china-china-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking Chinese sow herd and surging pork imports point to tight supply and strong import demand, which supports hog prices and feed demand for export markets.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-12-09 | [US hog prices jump as China offers tariff waivers
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55725-us-hog-prices-jump-as-china-offers-tariff-waivers-the-pig-site.md) | -0.1% | +7.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-14 | [Hog virus pushes China to increase US pork purchases despite trade war
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7159-hog-virus-pushes-china-to-increase-us-pork-purchases-despite-trade-war-the-pig.md) | +8.5% | +5.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-18 | [US hog market hopeful for renewed export to China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58254-us-hog-market-hopeful-for-renewed-export-to-china-the-pig-site.md) | +6.2% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2022-05-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures post solid price recovery, China pork imports drop
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41553-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-post-solid-price-recovery-china-pork-imports-drop.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-05-10 | [Pork Demand Fuels Dramatic Improvement in Cash Hog Prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71169-pork-demand-fuels-dramatic-improvement-in-cash-hog-prices-the-pig-site.md) | +10.1% | +15.8% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/04/pork-commentary-china-china-china-1

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