I. Hog Price
In the week from Mar 22 to Mar 26, China’s hog prices continue the declines. And the average price index nationwide is 26.38 CNY/kg, a drop of 1.06 CNY/kg or 3.90% versus 27.44 CNY/kg last Friday, and a decline of 9.90 CNY/kg or 27.30% compared to 36.28 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 368.47 CNY per head nationwide, down 98.94 CNY or 21.20% from 467.41 CNY in the previous week and down 930.49 CNY or 71.60% from 1,298.96 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 12 |
2.842 |
3.294 |
3.164 |
9.1 |
8.17 |
368.47 |
Week 11 |
2.849 |
3.243 |
3.166 |
9.45 |
8.5 |
467.41 |
M-o-M± |
-0.007 |
0.051 |
-0.002 |
-0.35 |
-0.33 |
-98.94 |
M-o-M% |
-0.2% |
1.57% |
-0.1% |
-3.7% |
-3.9% |
-21.2% |
Y-o-Y |
1.88 |
3.011 |
2.59 |
19.03 |
13.8 |
1298.96 |
Y-o-Y± |
0.962 |
0.283 |
0.574 |
-9.93 |
-5.63 |
-930.49 |
Y-o-Y% |
51.2% |
9.4% |
22.2% |
-52.2% |
-40.8% |
-71.6% |
Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)