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Friday, August 17, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Cautious inventory building underpins prices (week ended Aug 15, 2012)
Smaller hog producers who suffered losses continued to stand on the side line. Nonetheless, piglet demand improved as larger farms started to build inventories in preparation for the traditionally strong demand during winter. Piglet prices ...
Thursday, August 9, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Rising feed costs curtail demand (week ended Aug 8, 2012)
Several hog producers limited piglet procurements while protein meal ingredients soared prominently of late, squeezing profits together with sliding hog prices. Large producers who were more confident to build inventories continued to supre ...
Thursday, August 2, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Demand slack; prices consolidate lower (week ended Aug 1, 2012)
Piglet prices consolidated lower following the recent week's significant fall. Accumulatively, piglet prices have reduced by 2%-11% during July. Compared with the same week in 2011, prices have plunged 10%-20%, except for Sichuan which regi ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Price dips as festive inventory building ends (week ended Jul 25, 2012)
Demand waned considerably as the inventory building in preparation for Mid-autumn Festival and pre-October holidays ended. This, together with falling hog prices on slack demand, dragged piglet prices down prominently in several regions. Pi ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Market in tug of war (week ended Jul 18, 2012)
Large integrators were more confident to expand inventories in view of strengthening demand towards late October amid colder climates. Smaller farms that were suffering losses continued to limit procurements.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Farms limit piglet procurement (week ended Jul 11, 2012)
Hog farmers remained cautious in expanding inventories, resulting in flat piglet prices. Several small commercial farms were downsizing their inventories while some backyard farms kept pig pens empty to reduce losses.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices show signs of weakening (week ended Jul 3, 2012)
Piglet purchasing interest was low as most backyard farms withheld procurements while rearing costs were high. Hence, prices of piglet softened in some regions although markets were firm in most parts of China. Hog farmers will be especiall ...
Thursday, June 28, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stable; cautious mood prevails (week ended Jun 26, 2012)
Hog market was firm with the support of pre-festive buying, piglet demand remained lukewarm. Several backyard farmers who were suffering losses kept pens empty to minimise deficits. Larger commercial and integrated farms, which managed to m ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Higher hog price fails to strengthen piglet market (week ended Jun 19, 2012)
Although hog prices moved higher recently, hog producers, particularly backyard farmers who were incurring losses, were reluctant to expand herds. Hence, prices of piglets softened in several regions amid curtailed demand. Hog producers wil ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Piglet producers hold prices firm (week ended Jun 12, 2012)
In view of stronger buying interest, piglet producers held prices firm as hog prices rebounded after sliding for 20 weeks. Demand wise, backyard farms remained cautious due to poor confidence in the outlook of the hog market.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Sharp price falls in some regions (week ended Jun 5, 2012)
With backyard farms incurring losses, piglet demand remained slack. Prices of piglet fell prominently by over 4% in Hunan and Guangxi, where prices were substantially higher than other regions. The stabilising of hog prices over the past we ...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stay weak (week ended May 30, 2012)
Piglet demand remained slack as hog producers were reluctant to expand herds amid shrinking returns. Piglet prices have been stable in some regions with supplies limited. Towards late June, piglet availability is likely to increase graduall ...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices give way in some regions (week ended May 23, 2012)
Poor performance of the hog market dragged down piglet prices, as hog producers shrink inventories to reduce losses. In regions where supplies were tight, prices of piglets managed to remain stable.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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 fa ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stagnant as farmers limit herd expansion (week ended May 9, 2012)
Most hog producers procured piglets cautiously, as the market showed little improvement despite the government's announcement to implement the pork reserves stockpiling programme. Piglet prices remained stable in most regions amid tight sup ...

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