I. Hog Price
This week (September 14-September 18), hog price in China extends the decline. And the average price index nationwide is 35.18 CNY/kg, a decrease of 0.96 CNY/kg or 2.70% versus 36.14 CNY/kg in the previous week, and a decline of 5.98 CNY/kg or 20.50% compared with 29.20 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 1370.98 CNY per head nationwide, down by 89.76 CNY or 6.150% from 1460.74 CNY last Friday and up by 257.50 CNY or 23.10% from 1113.48 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 38 |
2.266 |
3.094 |
2.75 |
15.3 |
12.61 |
1370.98 |
week 37 |
2.24 |
2.996 |
2.73 |
15.91 |
13.07 |
1460.74 |
M-o-M± |
0.026 |
0.098 |
0.02 |
-0.61 |
-0.46 |
-89.76 |
M-o-M% |
1.20% |
3.27% |
0.70% |
-3.80% |
-3.50% |
-6.10% |
Y-o-Y |
1.903 |
2.933 |
2.49 |
15.08 |
11.52 |
1113.48 |
Y-o-Y± |
0.363 |
0.161 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
1.09 |
257.5 |
Y-o-Y% |
19.10% |
5.50% |
10.40% |
1.50% |
9.50% |
23.10% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2019-2020)