# Hog prices remain at the bottom; Cargill helps producers reframe piglet feed from a “cost item” as an “investment item”

> China’s hog market remained weak in the second half of 2026, with prices showing signs of a renewed decline in the fourth quarter after producers had endured more than a year of losses. Cargill introduced its ALPHA Grow piglet program for the 6–25 kg stage, offering four feeding approaches and emphasizing gut health and early nutrition; it estimates the program could generate about 50 yuan in additional value per piglet.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:15:41.442Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82817-hog-prices-remain-at-the-bottom-cargill-helps-producers-reframe-piglet-feed
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The article describes pressure on hog-sector profitability and a commercial push to improve piglet growth, survival and feed efficiency rather than simply cut feed costs. It signals weak near-term hog demand conditions, but gives no new evidence of a material change in feed-ingredient supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agripost.cn: https://www.agripost.cn/2026/11/05/cargill-launches-alpha-grow-piglet-nutrition-solution-in-china/

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