I. Hog Price
In the week from Jan 18 to Jan 22, China’s hog prices go down. And the average price index nationwide is 34.90 CNY/kg, a decrease of 1.55 CNY/kg or 1.30% versus 36.45 CNY/kg last week, and a decline of 1.71 CNY/kg or 4.70% compared to 36.61 CNY/kg in the same period last year.
Fig. : Hog Price Trend Weekly in China (2016-2021)
II. Breeding Margins
This week, the breeding margin of purchased piglet is 1678.25 CNY per head nationwide, down 343.43 CNY or 17.00% from 2021.68 CNY last Friday and down 61.82 CNY or 3.60% from 1740.07 CNY a year earlier.
Table: Feedstuff Price and Breeding Margins (Unit: CNY/kg, CNY/head)
Time |
Corn (CNY/kg) |
Soybean Meal (CNY/kg) |
Compound Feed (CNY/kg) |
Hog |
Hog |
Margins (CNY/head) |
Week 3 |
2.867 |
3.849 |
3.38 |
12 |
10.17 |
1678.25 |
Week 2 |
2.83 |
4.017 |
3.39 |
12.7 |
10.6 |
2021.68 |
M-o-M± |
0.037 |
-0.168 |
-0.01 |
-0.7 |
-0.43 |
-343.43 |
M-o-M% |
1.3% |
-4.18% |
-0.3% |
-5.5% |
-4.1% |
-17.0% |
Y-o-Y |
1.836 |
2.685 |
2.56 |
19.66 |
14.11 |
1740.07 |
Y-o-Y± |
1.031 |
1.164 |
0.82 |
-7.66 |
-3.94 |
-61.82 |
Y-o-Y% |
56.2% |
43.4% |
32.0% |
-39.0% |
-27.9% |
-3.6% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)