I. Hog Price
In the week from Mar 8 to Mar 12, China’s hog prices plummet. And the average price index nationwide is 28.06 CNY/kg, a drop of 1.26 CNY/kg or 4.30% versus 29.32 CNY/kg last Friday, and a decline of 8.91 CNY/kg or 24.10% compared to 36.97 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 526.13 CNY per head nationwide, down 162.58 CNY or 23.60% from 688.71 CNY in the previous week and down 976.39 CNY or 65.00% from 1502.52 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 10 |
2.914 |
3.325 |
3.229 |
9.45 |
8.53 |
526.13 |
Week 9 |
2.947 |
3.512 |
3.318 |
9.77 |
8.68 |
688.71 |
M-o-M± |
-0.033 |
-0.187 |
-0.089 |
-0.32 |
-0.15 |
-162.58 |
M-o-M% |
-1.1% |
-5.32% |
-2.7% |
-3.3% |
-1.7% |
-23.6% |
Y-o-Y |
1.881 |
2.84 |
2.58 |
19.38 |
14.14 |
1502.52 |
Y-o-Y± |
1.033 |
0.485 |
0.649 |
-9.93 |
-5.61 |
-976.39 |
Y-o-Y% |
54.9% |
17.1% |
25.2% |
-51.2% |
-39.7% |
-65.0% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)