I. Hog Price
In the week from Feb 15 to Feb 19, China’s hog prices go down. And the average price index nationwide is 30.09 CNY/kg, a decrease of 0.70 CNY/kg or 2.30% versus 30.79 CNY/kg compared to before Spring Festival holidays (Feb 5), and a decline of 9.051 CNY/kg or 23.10% compared to 39.14 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 819.14 CNY per head nationwide, down 191.87 CNY or 19.00% from 1011.01 CNY on Feb 5 and down 1081.73 CNY or 56.90% from 1900.87 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 7 |
2.904 |
3.694 |
3.367 |
10.19 |
8.79 |
819.14 |
Week 5 |
2.89 |
3.700 |
3.37 |
10.47 |
9 |
1011.01 |
M-o-M± |
0.014 |
-0.006 |
-0.003 |
-0.28 |
-0.21 |
-191.87 |
M-o-M% |
0.5% |
-0.16% |
-0.1% |
-2.7% |
-2.3% |
-19.0% |
Y-o-Y |
1.881 |
2.84 |
2.602 |
20.54 |
14.85 |
1900.87 |
Y-o-Y± |
1.023 |
0.854 |
0.765 |
-10.35 |
-6.06 |
-1081.73 |
Y-o-Y% |
54.4% |
30.1% |
29.4% |
-50.4% |
-40.8% |
-56.9% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)