China Piglet Weekly: Shrinking hog profits dampen piglet demand (week ended May 16, 2012)
Compared with the same period last year, piglet prices were higher by 10%-50% in various regions of China, while hog prices reduced 8%-11%. Adding in the rise in feed costs, which were 25%-30% higher year-on-year depending on the type of farm, hog producers were either making little profit or in the red book. The pigle ...










