# How does China pork production stack up to U.S.?

> China produces about half of the world's pork, but backyard production is not keeping up with demand, making China the leading pork importer. A USDA Economic Research Service report compares Chinese and U.S. hog production costs, finding Chinese feed costs more than doubled from 2006 to 2014 while U.S. costs rose more slowly.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72993-how-does-china-pork-production-stack-up-to-u-s
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Chinese feed and production costs keep domestic pork prices elevated, which makes imported pork more competitive and supports demand for feed ingredients used in hog production.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-11-18 | [China’s pork production declines amid weak demand and herd reduction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27393-china-s-pork-production-declines-amid-weak-demand-and-herd-reduction.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-07 | [China pork production expected to rise slightly in 2023 - GAIN report
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36848-china-pork-production-expected-to-rise-slightly-in-2023-gain-report-the-pig-site.md) | +2.3% | -7.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-13 | [China: swine production is shifting north and west - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65495-china-swine-production-is-shifting-north-and-west-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork.md) | +17.6% | +18.3% |
| HOGS | 2022-06-29 | [U.S. pork producers continued herd contraction - USDA - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41101-u-s-pork-producers-continued-herd-contraction-usda-pro-farmer.md) | +0.7% | +7.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-14 | [Rabobank: Global pork production to slow in 2024 \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31661-rabobank-global-pork-production-to-slow-in-2024-feed-strategy.md) | +10.1% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-10 | [China’s corn production to inch up in 2023-24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14830-china-s-corn-production-to-inch-up-in-2023-24.md) | +4.0% | -8.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [China’s pork production declines amid weak demand and herd reduction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27393-china-s-pork-production-declines-amid-weak-demand-and-herd-reduction.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-18 | [China's pig production expected to grow marginally in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25575-china-s-pig-production-expected-to-grow-marginally-in-2025.md) | -1.9% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/pork-market-news/how-does-china-pork-production-stack-up-to-u-s-

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