Designated pig farmsraising pigs (households) in Zhejiang Province reported in the monthly survey that in 2026 9, hog sale prices across the province fell slightly, the feeding cost per hog remained basically unchanged, and farming losses narrowed slightly, with the loss per hog falling to 331 yuan.

I. Hog sale prices fell slightly.

In 2026 9, the average hog sale price in Zhejiang Province was 11.85 yuan/kg, down 0.05 yuan/kg from the previous month, a decrease of 0.42%. Prices turned from rising to falling, ending 4 consecutive months of month-on-month increases.

  Pigletpig priceswas 23.87 yuan/kg, up 0.19 yuan/kg from the previous month, an increase of 0.81%.

  II. The feeding cost per pig remained basically unchanged.

  In 2026 year 9 month, the average weight of hogs sold in Zhejiang Province was 141.62 kg, up 1.86 kg from the previous month, an increase of 1.33%, the highest in nearly 4 months.

  In 2026 year 9 month, the average feeding cost per pig in Zhejiang Province was 2009.8 yuan, up 5.7 yuan from the previous month, an increase of 0.28%.

  In 2026 year 9 month, the feeding cost per kilogram of hogs in Zhejiang Province was 14.19 yuan, down 0.15 yuan from the previous month, a decrease of 1.03%. It declined month over month for 3 consecutive months, reaching its lowest cost since 2025 and even earlier.

  III. Farming losses narrowed.

  In month 9 of year 2026, the output value per pig in Zhejiang Province was 1678.2 yuan, an increase of 15.02 yuan from the previous month, up 0.9%, marking month-on-month increases for 3 consecutive months and the highest level in nearly 6 months;

  Profit per pig was a loss of 331.6 yuan, with the loss decreasing by 9.33 yuan from the previous month. The loss narrowed slightly, but losses have continued for 14 consecutive months. Excluding the slight profit in month 7 of year 2025, there have in fact been losses for 17 months.

  Four,pig-to-grainprice ratio is in the Level One warning range.

  In month 9 of year 2026, the average wholesale price of corn in Zhejiang Province was 2.60 yuan/kilogram, down 0.01 yuan month on month, a decrease of 0.38%, the lowest level in nearly 16 months;

  pig-to-grainThe pig-to-grain price ratio is 4.56:1, tying for the highest level in nearly 7 months, butpig-to-grainthe price ratio remains in the Level One warning range.

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Hog prices eased slightly, feeding costs declined, losses narrowed slightly, the industry remains mired in long-term losses, and the hog-to-grain price ratio remains at the Level-One Warning threshold — Illustration 1