I. Hog Price
In the week from Mar 1 to Mar 5, China’s hog prices shift to decline after a growth and basically up from the previous week. And the average price index nationwide is 29.32 CNY/kg, an increase of 1.63 CNY/kg or 5.90% versus 27.69 CNY/kg last Friday, and a decline of 7.70 CNY/kg or 20.80% compared to 37.02 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 688.71 CNY per head nationwide, up 238.04 CNY or 52.80% from 450.67 CNY in the previous week and down 861.03 CNY or 55.60% from 1549.74 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 9 |
2.947 |
3.512 |
3.318 |
9.77 |
8.68 |
688.71 |
Week 8 |
2.942 |
3.692 |
3.361 |
9.23 |
8.08 |
450.67 |
M-o-M± |
0.005 |
-0.18 |
-0.043 |
0.54 |
0.6 |
238.04 |
M-o-M% |
0.2% |
-4.88% |
-1.3% |
5.9% |
7.4% |
52.8% |
Y-o-Y |
1.866 |
2.748 |
2.57 |
19.57 |
14.2 |
1549.74 |
Y-o-Y± |
1.081 |
0.764 |
0.748 |
-9.8 |
-5.52 |
-861.03 |
Y-o-Y% |
57.9% |
27.8% |
29.1% |
-50.1% |
-38.9% |
-55.6% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)