# China Revises Sow Capacity Control Plan

> China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a revised plan for managing hog production capacity, setting the normal national inventory target for breeding sows at about 37.5 million, lower than the February 2024 target. The plan tightens the upper and lower limits of the green and yellow inventory bands and adds tiered capacity controls to help balance supply and demand.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T13:36:39.444Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86081-china-revises-sow-capacity-control-plan
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A lower breeding-sow target could restrain future hog production and support hog prices if implemented. The effect depends on how quickly producers adjust sow inventories.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-09-10 | [China's hog capacity reduction poised to accelerate in Sep \| Mysteel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17465-china-s-hog-capacity-reduction-poised-to-accelerate-in-sep-mysteel.md) | -4.1% | -8.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-04 | [China intervenes to manage commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45860-china-intervenes-to-manage-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-23 | [China lowers 2021-2025 sow herd target, seeks to stabilise pork prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45062-china-lowers-2021-2025-sow-herd-target-seeks-to-stabilise-pork-prices-reuters.md) | +4.7% | -7.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [China to offer financial support to sow farms to rebuild pig herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58592-china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-08-07 | [China wants fewer pigs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23299-china-wants-fewer-pigs-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- xtxg.cn: http://www.xtxg.cn/article/42d40099557.html

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