In February 2024, China lowered its target for breeding sows from 41 million to 39 million. At that time, the population was 40.42 million. This increased through 2024, hitting 40.8 million in November 2024.
In June 2025, the population was at 40.3 million. This is when the government first started talking about reducing the breeding sow population by 1 million.
September 2025 saw the central government getting stricter about capacity reduction, and by the end of Q1 2026, the breeding sow popula...