Breeding-Pig Imports in 2012 Reaching Record High

By CnAgri2012-12-13 11:33:49 Print Brood sows normally fall into disuse in China after three or four years because of the decline of their productivity. Therefore, hog farms have to import breeding-pigs every three or four years. Besides, breeding-pig imports are correlated with hog price in China, exemplified by large numbers of imports in 2008 and 2011 when hog price ran high. Breeding-pig imports went up from 2,506 heads in 2007 to 11,613 heads in 2008, followed by a decline in 2009 and 2010.
 
Breeding-pig imports totaled 11,550 heads in January ~ October this year and are predicted to hit a new high of 13,500 heads by the end of this year.
 
Breeding-pig import price climbed from $1,993/head in 2010 to $2,015/head in 2011 and $2,195/head in 2012, suggesting a rise of 8.93% between 2011 and 2012.
 
Of the imports in January ~ October, 65% came from the USA and 35% from Canada, UK and France. 50% of the imports were handled by China Animal Husbandry Group.

                  

From “China Livestock and Feed Market Weekly Report”