# Hog virus pushes China to increase US pork purchases despite trade war
						 | The Pig Site

> China's purchases of US pork in the week ended April 4, 2019 reached 77,732 tonnes, the highest in at least six years and the largest weekly sale since USDA records began in 2013. USDA forecast that China's pork imports would rise 41% from 2018 to a record as African swine fever cuts its herd.

- Date: 2019-04-14 · published 2019-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7159-hog-virus-pushes-china-to-increase-us-pork-purchases-despite-trade-war-the-pig
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record Chinese purchases of US pork support export demand and hog prices, even though retaliatory duties remain in place.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-04-14 | 1 | +6.6% | 4.2 | Record weekly Chinese purchases of US pork (77,732 t) published just before the move signal strong export demand driven by ASF, a direct bullish demand driver for lean hogs. |
| HOGS | 2019-04-15 | 1 | +6.9% | 4.4 | Record weekly Chinese purchases of US pork (77,732 t) reported just before the move boosted export-demand expectations from ASF-driven shortfalls, supporting a sharp lean hog rally. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-12-16 | [Pork industry wants to cash in on "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6400-pork-industry-wants-to-cash-in-on-phase-one-u-s-china-trade-deal.md) | +8.8% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 2019-07-18 | [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 | 2017-04-19 | [Pork Commentary: China, China, China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71514-pork-commentary-china-china-china-the-pig-site.md) | -2.6% | +16.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2019/04/hog-virus-pushes-china-to-increase-us-pork-purchases-despite-trade-war

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