This week (Dec. 13-Dec. 20), hog price nationwide stops falling and stages a mini rebound. As of this Friday, the average price index is 33.65 yuan/kg, an increase of 0.23 yuan/kg or 0.70% from 33.42 yuan/kg last Friday and an increase of 20.69 yuan/kg or 159.60% from 12.96 yuan/kg the same period last year.

Fig.: Hog Price Trend Weekly in China (2015-2019)

This week, nationwide average profit of per pig breeding up by 33.81 yuan or 3.00% to 1168.60 yuan from 1134.79 yuan last week; that up by 1044.98 yuan or 845.3% from 123.62 yuan the same period last year.

Table: Feedstuff Price and Breeding Margins (Unit: CNY/kg, Yuan/Hog)

Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2019)