I. Hog Price
In the week from Mar 15 to Mar 19, China’s hog prices keep falling. And the average price index nationwide is 27.44 CNY/kg, a drop of 0.62 CNY/kg or 2.20% versus 28.06 CNY/kg last Friday, and a decline of 9.32 CNY/kg or 25.40% compared to 36.76 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 467.41 CNY per head nationwide, down 58.72 CNY or 11.20% from 526.13 CNY in the previous week and down 976.46 CNY or 67.60% from 1443.87 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 11 |
2.849 |
3.243 |
3.166 |
9.45 |
8.5 |
467.41 |
Week 10 |
2.914 |
3.325 |
3.229 |
9.45 |
8.53 |
526.13 |
M-o-M± |
-0.065 |
-0.082 |
-0.063 |
0 |
-0.03 |
-58.72 |
M-o-M% |
-2.2% |
-2.47% |
-2.0% |
0.0% |
-0.4% |
-11.2% |
Y-o-Y |
1.879 |
2.878 |
2.57 |
19.29 |
14.12 |
1443.87 |
Y-o-Y± |
0.97 |
0.365 |
0.596 |
-9.84 |
-5.62 |
-976.46 |
Y-o-Y% |
51.6% |
12.7% |
23.2% |
-51.0% |
-39.8% |
-67.6% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)