I. Hog Price
This week (Aug 10-14), hog price in China continues the decline. The average price index of hog is 37.01 CNY/kg nationwide, down by 0.90 CNY/kg or 2.40% from 37.91 CNY/kg last week, up by 12.60 CNY/kg or 51.60% compared with 24.41 CNY/kg in the same period last year.
Fig. : Hog Price Trend Weekly in China (2015-2020)
II. Breeding Margins
This week, the breeding margin of purchased piglet is 1510.20 CNY per head nationwide, down by 64.02 CNY or 4.10% from last Friday and up by 503.15 CNY or 1023.30% from 1007.05 CNY a year earlier.
Table: Feedstuff Price and Breeding Margins (Unit: CNY/kg, Yuan/Hog)
Time |
Corn (CNY/kg) |
Soybean Meal (CNY/kg) |
Compound Feed (CNY/kg) |
Hog |
Hog |
Margins (CNY/head) |
Week 33 |
2.273 |
2.886 |
2.77 |
16.06 |
13.15 |
1510.2 |
week 32 |
2.317 |
2.887 |
2.8 |
16.14 |
13.34 |
1574.22 |
M-o-M± |
-0.044 |
-0.001 |
-0.03 |
-0.08 |
-0.19 |
-64.02 |
M-o-M% |
-1.90% |
-0.03% |
-1.10% |
-0.50% |
-1.40% |
-4.10% |
Y-o-Y |
1.929 |
2.863 |
2.48 |
12.38 |
9.62 |
1007.05 |
Y-o-Y± |
0.344 |
0.023 |
0.29 |
3.68 |
3.53 |
503.15 |
Y-o-Y% |
17.80% |
0.80% |
11.70% |
29.70% |
36.70% |
1023.30% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2019-2020)