# Sow gestation feed cost per tonne (Swine)

> Least-cost cost of a sow gestation (swine) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Bulky and fibrous — satiety matters more than density here.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/feed-cost/SW-GEST
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/feed-costs/SW-GEST
- Basis: as fed · market: Global (other markets on the page and API)

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME swine | 3 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 13 | — | % |
| SID lysine | 0.55 | — | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.36 | — | % |
| SID threonine | 0.42 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.75 | 0.9 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.35 | 0.45 | % |
| Sodium | 0.18 | 0.3 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 12 | — | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 9 | % |

## Latest (week ending 2026-11-06, provisional)

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 222.29 | -0.4% | -1.4% | +8.8% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 51.62 | 216 | 111.45 | 391 |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 20.00 | 226 | 45.14 | 276 |
| [Wheat middlings](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-middlings.md) | 15.00 | 200 | 30.00 | — |
| [Soybean hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-hulls.md) | 10.26 | 130 | 13.33 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 1.38 | 60 | 0.83 | — |
| [Monocalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/monocalcium-phosphate.md) | 0.80 | 720 | 5.74 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.35 | 120 | 0.42 | — |
| [L-Lysine HCl](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-lysine-hcl.md) | 0.31 | 2,100 | 6.61 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.10 | 2,200 | 2.20 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [L-Threonine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-threonine.md) | 0.08 | 2,600 | 2.06 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Beet pulp (dried pellets)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/beet-pulp-dried-pellets.md) | 170 | 166 |
| [Wheat bran](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-bran.md) | 180 | 174 |
| [Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat.md) | 265 | 218 |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 391 | 311 |
| [Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/alfalfa-hay-mid-bloom.md) | 190 | 140 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 2026-09-15 · CORN +4.0% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-09-14 · CORN +3.8% · How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?
- 2026-08-26 · CORN +4.7%
- 2026-08-25 · CORN +5.4% · Corn Breaks $5 Level as US Crop Tour Points to Tighter Supplies - Bloomberg

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.