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Weekly Hog Price and Breeding Margins in China (Week 13, 2021)

2021-04-06 www.cofeed.com

I. Hog Price

 

In the week from Mar 29 to Apr 2, China’s hog prices continue the declines. And the average price index nationwide is 24.70 CNY/kg, a drop of 1.68 CNY/kg or 6.40% versus 26.38 CNY/kg last Friday, and a decline of 10.46 CNY/kg or 29.70% compared to 35.16 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 296.22 CNY per head nationwide, down 72.25 CNY or 19.60% from 368.47 CNY in the previous week and down 930.49 CNY or 74.00% from 1,138.46 CNY a year earlier.

 

Table: Feedstuff Price and Breeding Margins (Unit: CNY/kg, CNY/head)

 

Time
/Products

Corn (CNY/kg)

Soybean Meal (CNY/kg)

Compound Feed (CNY/kg)

Hog
/Corn

Hog
/Feed

Margins (CNY/head)

Week 13

2.761

3.310

3.121

8.76

7.75

296.22

Week 12

2.842

3.294

3.164

9.1

8.17

368.47

M-o-M±

-0.081

0.016

-0.043

-0.34

-0.42

-72.25

M-o-M%

-2.9%

0.49%

-1.4%

-3.7%

-5.1%

-19.6%

Y-o-Y

1.893

3.186

2.64

18.3

13.14

1138.46

Y-o-Y±

0.868

0.124

0.481

-9.54

-5.39

-842.24

Y-o-Y%

45.9%

3.9%

18.2%

-52.1%

-41.0%

-74.0%

 

Fig. : Hog Margins of Owned Piglet in China (2020-2021)