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Friday, January 16, 2026
China hog market: Sow inventory stays high, lower piglet output projection in Q1 2026
At 57.16 million head, December 2025's hog release volume in China inched up 0.01 million head or 0.02% compared with November's 57.15 million head.
Monday, June 23, 2025
China to cull one million sows on pork surplus and economic challenges
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has announced plans to reduce the nation's breeding sow herd by one million animals, signalling a decisive move to correct market imbalances and alleviate mounting economic deflation pressur ...
Friday, November 29, 2024
A four-month expansion of China's sow inventory and its implication
China's pig prices began to rise in the second quarter of 2024, and they remained at a high level as of the end of August.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
China's Muyuan maintains top spot in 'mega producer' list for most number of sows
Genesus, which owns over 80% of all registered purebred swine breeding stock in Canada, recently published the 2024 edition of its World Mega Producer list that highlights companies with 100,000 sows or more.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
China's sow herd exceeds demand, puts pressure on pork prices
China's sow herd, standing at 42.1 million swine at the end of October 2023, continues to outpace demand, impacting live swine supply and causing downward pressure on prices, Nasdaq reported.
Monday, October 23, 2023
USDA estimates see drops in sow inventories in China, EU and North America
A reduction in sow inventories is expected in China, the European Union and North America, according to the latest USDA estimates published on October 12.
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Drop seen in China's sow herd in May
China's sow herd declined 0.6% in May compared to the prior month to 42.58 million, according to data published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on June 30.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
China's sow herd up for second straight month in June
China's sow herd up for the second straight consecutive month in June 2022, as farmers in the country boost production due to rising swine prices, Reuters reported.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Hamlet Protein participates in 5thSow Nutrition Conference in Chongqing, China
Hamlet Protein recently participated in the 5th Sow Nutrition Conference which was held in Chongqing, China, and focused on technological innovation in swine nutrition, as well as providing interesting insights on antibiotic-free production ...
Monday, March 22, 2021
China's Ministry of Agriculture: Sow herd grew 34.1% in February
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said the country's sow herd increased 34.1% in February 2021 compared to the same month last year and 1% higher from January, a more positive outlook to the country's swine industry in contr ...
Monday, February 15, 2021
China sees 15 straight months of increase in sow numbers
As of December 2020, China's stock of reproductive sows increased month-on-month for 15 straight months while its stock of live pigs increased month-on-month for 11 consecutive months, according to monitoring by the country's Ministry of Ag ...
Monday, January 18, 2021
China's census of pigs, sows at 90% of pre-ASF levels by November 2020
China's census of breeding pigs and sows was already at 90% of its normal, pre-African swine fever outbreak annual levels by the end of November last year, data from the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
China to expand area sown with corn this year
China's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said the country will boost its corn acreage this year, after years of decreasing acreage and in response to a shortfall in the commodity, Reuters reported.
Friday, January 10, 2020
China's sow herd increased 2.2% in December compared to month prior
Yu Kangzhen, vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said the country's sow herd is now up 7% since September, with swine stocks also increasing in November for the first time in 2019, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
China's breeding sow stock rose 0.6%, first increase since April 2018
The increase in October, according to official figures, marks a recovery in swine production since the African swine fever (ASF) disease spread across the country, reported Reuters.

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