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Thursday, March 28, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Poor demand sinks piglet prices (week ended Mar 27, 2013)
Hog producers, who were suffering losses, were reluctant to procure piglets. Most backyard farms kept pig pens empty as hog prices continued to fall. With demand weak, breeder farms were compelled to cut prices in a bid to move sales. Pork ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Low availability underpins price (week ended Mar 21, 2013)
Hog producers were highly reluctant to build herds while hog prices continued to slide for the eighth consecutive week. Moreover, piglets procured now would mature during late June or July, a period where pork demand is traditionally poor. ...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The benefits of antioxidant combination in sow diet on piglet maturity at birth
The study showed the benefits of antioxidant combination (including the SOD rich melon concentrate MELOFEED and organic selenium yeast ALKOSEL) in sow diet on piglet maturity at birth.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stay flat; demand poised to stay weak (week ended Mar 14, 2013)
Demand for piglet continued to stay soft as hog prices dipped further. Nonetheless, low supplies of piglet helped to underpin prices despite weak buying interest. Piglets procured now will reach finishing weight between late June and July.
Friday, March 8, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stabilise amid tight supply (week ended Mar 7, 2013)
Tightened piglet supplies stabilised hog prices even as demand stayed slow. In the southern parts of the country, where hog manure is used to assist in enriching aquaculture ponds in backyard farming, strong piglet demands lifted prices con ...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Influence of birth order, birth weight, colostrums and serum immunoglobulin G on neonatal piglet survival
In the research finding, the combination of sow colostrum IgG concentration and birth order can account for 10% of the variation of piglet serum IgG concentration and that piglets with less than 1,000 mg/dl IgG serum concentration and weigh ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Poor buying interest drags down prices (week ended Feb 26, 2013)
Piglet market continued to be under pressure while hog prices slid further. In Guangdong and Guangxi, where demands were exceptionally weak, piglet prices fell prominently from high levels. Small-scale hog farmers are prudent as the outlook ...
Friday, February 22, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Weak hog market softens piglet prices (week ended Feb 21, 2013)
As hog market weakened of late, piglet prices showed signs of weakening amid slack buying interest. Most backyard farms continued to keep inventories low in view of poor rearing returns ahead. Piglet prices are likely to move lower as farme ...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Flat demand holds prices stagnant (week ended Feb 6, 2013)
Piglet demand showed little improvement as hog prices slid over the week. Even though rearing profits increased substantially during January, small-scale farms continued to keep inventories low in view of poor returns ahead. After the long ...
Friday, February 1, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Price hike fails to stimulate buying interest (week ended Jan 31, 2013)
The recent week's surge in piglet prices failed to stimulate farmers' anxiety to build inventories. Trade was light over the week, resulting in flat piglet prices. Nonetheless, breeder farms, which were making little profits, refused to bud ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Breeder farms lift prices significantly (week ended Jan 23, 2013)
As piglet supplies reduced considerably, breeder farms lifted prices prominently during the period in review. However, trade remained light while small farms continued to withhold inventory expansion. The low supplies of piglet will lend co ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Cautious mood decimated demand (week ended Jan 16, 2013)
Demand for piglet remained slack in China as hog producers were reluctant to build inventories during this time of the year. Small-scale farmers continued to hold back procurements amid concerns of high disease rates and low profits.
Friday, January 11, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Prices unchanged light trade (week ended Jan 10, 2013)
Even though farming returns have improved considerably during December, small-scale farms, who managed to break even, continued to withhold purchases. Moreover, post-New Year trade was slow as several farms were still in celebration mood. B ...
Friday, January 4, 2013
China Piglet Weekly: Prices continue to rise (week ended Jan 3 2013)
Due to reduced feed costs in December and strong hog prices, which have increased 13%% over the past two months, medium- and large-scale hog producers were more willing to expand piglet inventories of late. This, together with limited suppl ...
Thursday, December 27, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Reduced supply perks up prices (week ended Dec 26 2012)
The demand for piglet remained slow in China. Nonetheless, prices rose as piglet supplies tightened amid higher disease infections. Inventory building interest is unlikely to improve prominently as small-scale farms continue to suffer losse ...

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