SEARCH RESULT

Friday, May 16, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Strong hog market leads to higher piglet prices in south (week ended May 15, 2014)
On the back of surging hog prices, piglet market picked up the momentum and made gains in southern regions. However, prices stayed flat in central and north-eastern China, as the demand for replenishment remained weak.
Monday, May 12, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Farmers not confident in building piglet inventories (week ended May 8, 2014)
Piglet demand failed to improve even as hog prices increased steadily under the government's pork procurement programme. Hog producers who were incurring losses were not interested in keeping piglets as the demand for pork during Q2 and Q3 ...
Friday, May 2, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Sharp falls in prices (week ended Apr 30, 2014)
Although hog markets showed signs of recovering, with prices stabilising of picking up, the outlook for the sector remained unclear. Hog farmers were therefore reluctant to increase piglet inventories, resulting in significant falls in pigl ...
Thursday, April 24, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Weak demand holds prices flat (week ended Apr 23, 2014)
Disappointed with the government's support programme, which failed to lift the prices of hog, farmers were reluctant to expand inventories while losses remained high. As most small farms kept pig pens empty, weak demand for piglet held pric ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Market stabilises following recent downward correction (week ended Apr 16, 2014)
Piglet prices stabilised of late after the recent week's downward correction. Even though most farmers remained cautious and withheld piglet procurements, some who had more faith in the government's pork procurement programme started to exp ...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Prices soften as demand wanes (week ended Apr 2, 2014)
After weeks of stability, China piglet market lost ground this week with prices falling in a few regions. Demand for replenishment remained weak. Large-scale hog enterprises in China, including Wens Group, were cutting down the inventory of ...
Friday, April 4, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: China piglet prices remain stable on tight release (week ended Apr 2, 2014)
China piglet market beat the odds and continued to show strength, despite a tumbling hog market, which was unable to turn the tide with the help of the state pork reserve policy. Piglet prices remained stable in all regions.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Increased demand for replenishment pushes up prices (week ended Mar 26, 2014)
In the south of China, especially Guangdong and Guangxi, demand for replenishment increased as warmer weather provided favourable conditions for raising piglets, while supplies in other parts of the country remained limited. As a result, pi ...
Thursday, March 20, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Market gains ground on warmer demand (week ended Mar 19, 2014)
Despite the tumble in hog market, China piglet prices increased in most regions amid tight release and warmer demand for replenishment. Demand for piglets are unlikely to increase further in the near term, as farmers are still anxious about ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Market stands firm on tight supplies (week ended Mar 12, 2014)
With tight supplies, China piglet market continued to beat the odds with prices staying stable, despite the negative impact from the wobbling hog industry. China piglet prices are expected to remain stable in the coming weeks, as farmers ar ...
Friday, March 7, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Tight supplies continue to prop up market (week ended Mar 7, 2014)
Piglet supplies remained tight as farmers were cautious about replenishment. Prices stayed unchanged in most regions and edged up in a few places, showing strength in China’s overall sluggish livestock industry.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stay unchanged despite weak demand (week ended Feb 26, 2014)
China's hog industry had been on a downward course for weeks. The pessimistic outlook for the market also dampened the demand for piglet replenishment, resulting in tight supply but stable prices.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Light trade and low production curb prices (week ended Feb 19, 2014)
As the Chinese New Year holiday just ended, piglet trade remained limited and prices mostly stayed flat. Prices are unlikely to fall further as they are in a range lower than previous years' levels. However, with piglet production cost rema ...
Friday, February 14, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Low confidence dampens sales (week ended Feb 13, 2014)
The piglet market was quiet over the past two weeks as China celebrated Chinese New Year. Even though more market participants returned to the market this week, trade remained light as hog farmers were suffering losses.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
China Piglet Weekly: Prices unchanged as market comes to a halt (week ended Jan 28, 2014)
While farmers ceased the replenishment of piglets, selling and buying on the market were also limited prior to the Chinese New Year. Though the hog market continued to tumble, piglet prices remained unchanged.

Follow Us

FacebookTwitterLinkedIn