# Pig fattening: Take a close look at feed costs now

> Feed costs are expected to exceed €92 per fattening pig, potentially setting a record since Austria joined the EU in 1995. High-protein soybean meal is quoted above €685 per tonne including VAT, about €220 per tonne higher than a year earlier, prompting advice to review rations and use protein sources and grains efficiently.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T01:37:46.075Z
- Category: market · region Austria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88466-pig-fattening-take-a-close-look-at-feed-costs-now
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

High soybean meal and feed costs squeeze pig producers’ margins and encourage more efficient or lower-cost feed formulations. The article reports high costs but does not identify a new supply shock or a specific market price move beyond soybean meal’s year-on-year increase.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- landwirt-media.com: https://landwirt-media.com/schweinemast-futterkosten-jetzt-unter-die-lupe-nehmen/

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