# Hong Kong-listed pork stocks continue to rise as breeding sow numbers fall below normal levels and capacity reduction accelerates in October

> China’s breeding sow inventory was 36.02 million at the end of the third quarter, below the normal holding level of 37.5 million and down 10.7% year over year. Sample data showed sow numbers fell 1.57% month over month in October, extending the decline to nine consecutive months; listed hog producers also reported substantial third-quarter losses.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T06:19:32.116Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88884-hong-kong-listed-pork-stocks-continue-to-rise-as-breeding-sow-numbers-fall
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking breeding herd should reduce hog supply over time and support prices, although the effect is delayed. Continued producer losses could accelerate herd reductions and eventually lower feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-13 | [Ethanol stocks continue to grow despite lower production and higher exports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25566-ethanol-stocks-continue-to-grow-despite-lower-production-and-higher-exports-the.md) | +6.5% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-10 | [Yield, Production and Stocks Increase Sends Corn and Soy Lower Following November WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33112-yield-production-and-stocks-increase-sends-corn-and-soy-lower-following.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [USDA Crop Production Report Out Today: Lower Soybean Ending Stocks and Higher Corn - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36821-usda-crop-production-report-out-today-lower-soybean-ending-stocks-and-higher.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-14 | [US corn stocks hit record high as global coarse grains production rises \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19795-us-corn-stocks-hit-record-high-as-global-coarse-grains-production-rises-feed.md) | +2.3% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-04-18 | [An Increase in Wheat Feeding to Hogs in China, as China’s First-Quarter Pork Production Rose \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47648-an-increase-in-wheat-feeding-to-hogs-in-china-as-china-s-first-quarter-pork.md) | +6.1% | +15.5% |
| SBM | 2019-11-25 | [AgriMarketing.com - U.S. Soybean Crushings Surge To Record Levels In October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56126-agrimarketing-com-u-s-soybean-crushings-surge-to-record-levels-in-october.md) | -2.6% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2018-01-12 | [Corn Yield and Soybean Production Up in 2017, USDA Reports - Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66841-corn-yield-and-soybean-production-up-in-2017-usda-reports-winter-wheat-seedings.md) | +7.1% | +11.0% |
| SBM | 2019-02-08 | [Soybean Production Up in 2018, USDA Reports Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60450-soybean-production-up-in-2018-usda-reports-winter-wheat-seedings-and-grain.md) | 0.0% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- longbridge.com: https://longbridge.com/en/news/304790504
- zhitongcaijing.com: https://www.zhitongcaijing.com/content/detail/1520243.html

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