China's Breeding Imports in 2012 will set a record

For breeding pigs, China has been in a vicious cycle of “introduction→maintenance→degradation→reintroduction”. Affected by varietal degradation, disease epidemics, and other factors, China's energy-producing sows’ production performance has been declining and will generally be eliminated in three to four years. With a short service life, it has to rely on continuous introduction to ensure productivity. Judging from the import volume of breeding pigs in recent years, these laws are also roughly followed. In addition, the importation of breeding pigs is also closely related to the price of live pigs. In 2008 and 2011, the price of live pigs was high and the import volume of breeding pigs also increased significantly. In 2007, 2,506 boars were imported from China, reaching 11,613 in 2008. Imports in 2009 and 2010 declined, and they increased sharply in 2011. The import of breeding pigs continued to remain high in 2012. As of October 2012, China About 11,550 breeding pigs have been imported. BOABC estimates that the total number of breeding pigs will be at least 13,500. China's import of pigs will set a record in 2012.

From the perspective of the price of imported pigs in recent years, it has been increasing year by year. The average price of breeding pigs in 2010 was about US$1,993/head, which was about US$2,015/head in 2011, an increase of about 1.10%, and the average price of breeding pigs from January to October 2012 was about US$2,195/ Head, an increase of 8.93% over 2011.

From January to October, the number of pigs imported from the United States increased significantly in 2012, accounting for about 65% of the market share. Breeding pigs from Canada, the United Kingdom, and France shared 35% of the market share. The agent China National Animal Husbandry and Industry (Group) Corporation has occupied 50% of the market share of China's breeding pigs.