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Thursday, April 18, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Government support fails to stabilise prices (week ended Apr 12, 2013)
Chinese consumers limited meat consumption as H7N9 bird flu disease outbreak aggravated. Although pork sales did not fall by as much compared with those of chicken, demand weakened considerably. Weekly pork carcass sales in major wholesale ...
Monday, April 15, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices dip amid slack demand (week ended Apr 12, 2013)
Post-Qingming Festival demand waned, dragging prices lower during the week in review. Supplies of hog remained stable, with the weekly sales of major wholesales centres inching up to 9,195 tonnes, from the previous week's 9,167 tonnes. As p ...
Thursday, April 4, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Pork sales rise significantly but hog prices stay soft (week ended Mar 27, 2013)
Consumers increased pork purchases with Qingming Festival approaching. However, as hog releases rose significantly, prices lacked the momentum to move higher. Weekly pork carcass sales in major wholesale centres surged significantly by almo ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Hog prices show signs of stabilising (week ended Mar 27, 2013)
With supplies limited and demand set to improve due to higher pork demands during Qingming Festival, hog prices will likely consolidate within the current range. However, prices are less likely to rebound strongly in the near term. Towards ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices tumble 25% in eight weeks (week ended Mar 21, 2013)
After the apparent slow down in price falls in the previous week, hog prices plunged at faster rates during the period in review. Even as pork demand remained slack, hog supplies continued to increase while farmers released inventories anxi ...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Canada's live hog prices continue to fall
Fuelled by controversy over the use of ractopamine and reduced demand for pork on the export market, added downward pressure to Canada's live hog prices. A combination of record high feed costs fuelled by the drought that hit the US last su ...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Market weakens further; price fall slows (week ended Mar 14, 2013)
Hog supplies increased as farmers were eager to release inventories while prices were on weak trends. This led to weaker hog prices even though the rate of price fall slowed down. Pork carcass sales in the major wholesale centres increased ...
Friday, March 8, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prominent fall in prices (week ended Mar 7, 2013)
Average hog price slid by a prominent 5% over the week in review although pork carcass sales in major wholesale centres increased by 5.7% to 7,565 tonnes. As hog prices showed no signs of stabilising, farmers who lost confidence in the mark ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices plunge 10% after Chinese New Year (week ended Feb 26, 2013)
Following the previous week's sharp fall, weekly pork carcass sales in major wholesale centres reduced further by 1.75% to 7,036 tonnes, while buyers continued to rely on stocks accumulated before Chinese New Year. With pork demand slack, h ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Glenray Farms plans 600,000-head live hog farm in Hubei
A US hog firm, Glenray Farms, LLC. has planned to invest in a 600,000-head live hog farm in Dangyang City, Hubei. The project will include a large-scale hog farming base, a modernised meat logistics centre, a 200,000-tonne feed factory and ...
Friday, February 22, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices drop amid lacklustre demand (week ended Feb 21, 2013)
Post-Chinese New Year pork demand remained weak, while hog supplies reduced sharply due to the high releases during early February. Hog prices fell prominently amid lacklustre demands despite tightened supplies. Hog market is seen weak in t ...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Ample supply weakens price (week ended Feb 6, 2013)
Hog releases increased significantly as farmers sought to clear inventories before Chinese New Year. This dragged down hog prices in conjunction with the government's pork releases to curb the price hikes. During the week in review, pork ca ...
Friday, February 1, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Government's pork release clamps down on hog prices (week ended Jan 31, 2013)
As the government released reserved pork of late, hog farmers who were eager to release animals willingly negotiated prices in anticipation of a weaker market ahead. Hence, pork carcass sales in major wholesale centres increased 1.61% to 11 ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Prices soften in some regions on increased supply (week ended Jan 23, 2013)
As farmers released animals withheld previously in view of stronger prices, hog supplies increased lately pushing up the weekly sales volume in major wholesale centres by 3.31% to 11,037 tonnes. This, together with the slow rise in pork pri ...
Friday, January 18, 2013
China Live Hog Weekly: Sharp rise in prices (week ended Jan 17, 2013)
Average hog price rose strongly by 4.4% amid tight supplies and strong demand. Due to limited availability of finishing hog, weekly pork carcass sales in major wholesale centres increased a marginal 0.18% to 10,683 tonnes, even as the deman ...

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