# Livestock Farming Hit Hard Ahead of Lunar New Year

> Vietnamese pig and broiler prices have fallen sharply ahead of Lunar New Year 2027, with live hog prices in some areas down about 40,000 dong per kg since the start of the year. Farms are cutting production and pausing restocking while feed costs have risen about 20% this year.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-05T13:36:46.541Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81851-livestock-farming-hit-hard-ahead-of-lunar-new-year
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Vietnamese livestock margins and reduced restocking point to lower domestic feed demand from hog and poultry producers, a mild bearish signal for corn, soybean meal and other feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-02-08 | [Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, African swine fever (ASF), highly pathogenic avian influenza (A.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15931-ahead-of-the-lunar-new-year-holiday-african-swine-fever-asf-highly-pathogenic.md) | -0.2% | +6.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-02 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6598-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-drop-to-3-1-2-year-low-grainews.md) | -12.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-25 | [LIVESTOCK MARKETS: Poultry poised to be king of proteins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59707-livestock-markets-poultry-poised-to-be-king-of-proteins.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-08-18 | [Ninh Binh proactively protects livestock from the risk of overlapping epidemics.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15884-ninh-binh-proactively-protects-livestock-from-the-risk-of-overlapping-epidemics.md) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | -1.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Post Holdings says bird flu hit nearly 14% of egg supply \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30281-post-holdings-says-bird-flu-hit-nearly-14-of-egg-supply-agriculture-dive.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/th/chan-nuoi-gap-kho-ngay-truoc-mua-tet

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