Dongguan Securities·2025-03-14 12:08Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industry, expecting the industry index to outperform the market index by over 10% in the next six months [39]. Core Views - The SW agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industry outperformed the CSI 300 index, rising by 1.72% from February 28, 2025, to March 13, 2025, exceeding the index by approximately 3.15 percentage points [7][8]. - Most sub-sectors recorded positive returns during the same period, with animal health, feed, aquaculture, and fishery sectors increasing by 4.45%, 3.22%, 2.45%, and 0.99% respectively, while agricultural product processing and planting sectors saw declines of 0.5% and 2.11% [8][9]. - The overall price-to-book (PB) ratio for the SW agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industry is approximately 2.47 times, indicating a recent recovery and positioning at about 54.6% of the historical valuation center since 2006, which is considered historically low [12]. Industry Key Data - Pig Farming: The average price of external three yuan pigs fluctuated from 14.57 CNY/kg to 14.67 CNY/kg during the reporting period. The cost of corn was 2263.04 CNY/ton, showing an upward trend, while soybean meal was priced at 3470 CNY/ton, reflecting a slight decline. The profit for self-bred pigs was 35.15 CNY/head, showing a slight increase, while the profit for purchased piglets was -34.44 CNY/head, indicating a decrease [15][16][19]. - Poultry Farming: The average price of broiler chicks rose by 21.4% to 2.79 CNY/chick, while the average price of layer chicks fell by 0.6% to 4.3 CNY/chick. The average price of white feather broilers increased by 14.5% to 7.11 CNY/kg, with a profit of -0.51 CNY/chick, which is an improvement compared to the previous period [21][25]. - Aquaculture: The average wholesale price for crucian carp and carp remained stable at 19.66 CNY/kg and 14.21 CNY/kg respectively as of March 13, 2025 [27]. Company Insights - Muyuan Foods (牧原股份): The company is recognized as a leading domestic pig farming enterprise with cost advantages and substantial cash reserves, expected to maintain its leading position [40]. - Wens Foodstuff Group (温氏股份): The company is expanding its pig production capacity steadily and has strong cost control capabilities, maintaining its leading position in the yellow feather chicken business [40]. - Haid Group (海大集团): The company is a leading player in the feed industry, with market share expected to continue to grow [40]. - Yisheng (益生股份): The company is a leading enterprise in the white feather chicken breeding sector [40].