China urges hog producers to cut output amid pork glut
Ministry seeks production limits as prices fall and demand weakens
5 March 2026
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By: China has called on hog producers to cut output and rein in production, financial media outlet CLS said, as the country battles a supply glut and sluggish consumer demand in its massive pork sector, reported Reuters.
At a meeting with hog producers, the agriculture ministry urged them to pursue and achieve production limits set in 2025 as well as set up a registration system to improve control efforts.
December's decline of 14.6% in China's pork prices from a year earlier was only the latest slump amid years of falling prices, because of weak demand, a stagnating economy and changing tastes.
Last year, China, the world's largest hog producer, slaughtered 720 million pigs. In the final quarter of 2025, it produced 15.7 million metric tons of pork, the highest fourth-quarter tally since 2018.
