# China Sow Inventory Statistics Explained

> An official explained how China's Ministry of Agriculture compiles its monthly swine inventory and sow statistics, which were first released in 2009 after a 2007 pork price spike. The numbers are derived from monthly reports filed by about 4,000 villages, with the surveyed villages rotated over time. Analysts scrutinize the data for clues about future hog prices, though its accuracy is debated.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72996-china-sow-inventory-statistics-explained
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over the reliability of China's monthly hog inventory data makes forecasts of pork supply and hog prices less certain, so traders may react unevenly to each release.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-01-16 | [eFeedLink - China hog market: Sow inventory stays high, lower piglet output projection in Q1 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21049-efeedlink-china-hog-market-sow-inventory-stays-high-lower-piglet-output.md) | +1.6% | +2.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-18 | [China’s pork output recovers in 2020, beating expectations
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49143-china-s-pork-output-recovers-in-2020-beating-expectations-the-pig-site.md) | +1.8% | +10.0% |
| 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 | 2017-01-12 | [How does China pork production stack up to U.S.?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72993-how-does-china-pork-production-stack-up-to-u-s.md) | +2.6% | +13.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-02 | [Grain prices, disease, China wild cards in pork market \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37344-grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market-feed-strategy.md) | +1.7% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- dimsums.blogspot.com: http://dimsums.blogspot.com/2017/01/china-sow-inventory-statistics-explained.html

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