I. Hog Price
This week (September 4-September 11), hog price in China extends the decline. And the average price index nationwide is 36.14 CNY/kg, a decrease of 0.90 CNY/kg or 2.40% versus 37.04 CNY/kg in the previous week, and a decline of 7.30 CNY/kg or 25.30% compared with 28.84 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 1460.74 CNY per head nationwide, down by 101.53 CNY or 6.50% from 1562.27 CNY last Friday and up by 248.02 CNY or 20.50% from 1212.72 CNY a year earlier.
Table: Feedstuff Price and Breeding Margins (Unit: CNY/kg, CNY/Hog)
Time |
Corn (CNY/kg) |
Soybean Meal (CNY/kg) |
Compound Feed (CNY/kg) |
Hog |
Hog |
Margins (CNY/head) |
Week 37 |
2.24 |
2.996 |
2.73 |
15.91 |
13.07 |
1460.74 |
week 36 |
2.225 |
2.92 |
2.7 |
16.42 |
13.52 |
1562.27 |
M-o-M± |
0.015 |
0.076 |
0.03 |
-0.51 |
-0.45 |
-101.53 |
M-o-M% |
0.70% |
2.60% |
1.10% |
-3.10% |
-3.30% |
-6.50% |
Y-o-Y |
1.912 |
2.921 |
2.49 |
14.82 |
11.38 |
1212.72 |
Y-o-Y± |
0.328 |
0.075 |
0.24 |
1.09 |
1.69 |
248.02 |
Y-o-Y% |
17.20% |
2.60% |
9.60% |
7.40% |
14.90% |
20.50% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2019-2020)