# Sow lactation feed cost per tonne (Swine)

> Least-cost cost of a sow lactation (swine) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Peak intake, peak demand. Density is everything.

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

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME swine | 3.4 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 18.5 | — | % |
| SID lysine | 1.05 | — | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.55 | — | % |
| SID threonine | 0.66 | — | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.19 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.78 | 0.92 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.38 | 0.48 | % |
| Sodium | 0.2 | 0.35 | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 4.5 | % |

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

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 304.32 | -0.8% | -2.9% | +10.2% |

## 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) | 57.67 | 216 | 124.50 | 339 |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 19.05 | 226 | 42.99 | 228 |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 17.25 | 391 | 67.51 | — |
| [Soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-oil.md) | 2.39 | 1,541 | 36.88 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 1.43 | 60 | 0.86 | — |
| [Monocalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/monocalcium-phosphate.md) | 1.00 | 720 | 7.21 | — |
| [L-Lysine HCl](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-lysine-hcl.md) | 0.50 | 2,100 | 10.50 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.37 | 120 | 0.44 | — |
| [L-Threonine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-threonine.md) | 0.11 | 2,600 | 2.98 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.10 | 2,200 | 2.20 | — |
| [L-Tryptophan](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-tryptophan.md) | 0.03 | 12,000 | 3.75 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat.md) | 265 | 216 |
| [DL-Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dl-methionine.md) | 3,200 | 2,600 |
| [Wheat middlings](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-middlings.md) | 200 | 101 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-12 · SBM +4.4% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 2026-09-21 · SBM +3.0% · Soybean market: strong exports, extreme fund length, mixed price signals — CMB News
- 2026-09-18 · SBM -3.0%
- 2026-09-17 · SBM -3.0% · Soybeans Drift Lower Into Weekend as Meal Leads Gains
- 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?
- 2026-09-01 · SBO +8.7% · US soybean oil rally supports global vegetable oil market
- 2026-08-31 · SBO +9.2% · CBOT soybean oil rises 7.2% as EPA reallocation shifts biofuel outlook | S&P Global
- 2026-08-31 · SBO +5.0% · China's Palm, Soybean, and Rapeseed Oil Futures Rise; Crude Up Over 2% on Middle East Tensions | Gate News
- 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

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