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China's hog-to-grain price ratio fell 3.55% week on week to 4.07 as of November 4, and the hog-to-feed ratio dropped 2.96%. Feed prices slipped 0.75% to 2.66 yuan/kg, and soybeans were quoted at 4866.5 yuan/t.
Several listed hog producers reported large losses in their latest financial reports.
A hog-to-grain ratio well below the 6:1 breakeven signals that producers are losing money and may cut herds, which would lower future feed demand. Feed prices remain under mild pressure in the near term.
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