# Brazil has two states among the five lowest pig production costs

> A InterPIG network survey of 2025 pig production costs ranked Mato Grosso first for lowest live-hog production cost, followed by Ukraine, Santa Catarina, the US and Canada. Results were presented at the group's annual meeting in Carlow, Ireland, in July.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-12T19:35:26.645Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96293-brazil-has-two-states-among-the-five-lowest-pig-production-costs
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower production costs in Brazilian and Ukrainian hog operations sustain competitiveness in pork exports, which can weigh on global pork prices and feed demand for corn and soymeal in the long run.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [USDA GAIN Report: China pig production to exceed 2021 levels, prices remain low in 2022
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42292-usda-gain-report-china-pig-production-to-exceed-2021-levels-prices-remain-low.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-17 | [USDA projects lower hog prices, adjusts meat production for 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55722-usda-projects-lower-hog-prices-adjusts-meat-production-for-2020-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-28 | [U.S. a bright spot in pork production — but those prices ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52247-u-s-a-bright-spot-in-pork-production-but-those-prices.md) | -3.1% | +3.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-13 | [US pork market update: production gains and lower pricing drive exports \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31348-us-pork-market-update-production-gains-and-lower-pricing-drive-exports-ahdb.md) | +1.1% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-29 | [The US has so many fat pigs that pork prices are at decade low \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58747-the-us-has-so-many-fat-pigs-that-pork-prices-are-at-decade-low-fmt.md) | -2.7% | +12.2% |

## Sources

- opresenterural.com.br: https://opresenterural.com.br/brasil-tem-dois-estados-entre-os-cinco-menores-custos-de-producao-de-suinos/

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