政策调控下的生猪市场

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints of the Report - In the short term, the domestic supply of live pigs and pork is relatively abundant, and pig prices will maintain a weak and volatile pattern. Short - term frozen meat purchases can help stabilize market confidence and curb the decline of pig prices. Measures such as regulating sow production capacity, banning secondary fattening speculation, and restricting slaughter weight mostly take a long time to show effects, especially regulating sow production capacity which may take about a year [4][48]. - Current policy regulation is a combination of "short - term emergency + long - term root - solving". The emergency measures are purchases and weight - limit orders to hedge the current excess pressure; the root - solving measures are production - limit orders and banning secondary fattening to promote production capacity clearance. The key to success lies in the implementation strength of leading enterprises and the speed of production capacity reduction. If the policies are implemented effectively, a turning point may come at the end of the third quarter [4][48]. - From June to August, the policy combination (especially purchases + weight - limit) may prevent a sharp decline in pig prices, but it is difficult to see a significant increase due to the off - season of consumption and abundant supply. If overweight pigs are sold in a concentrated manner, there is still a risk of losses. In the long - term, if the production - limit order is strictly enforced, the supply pressure in 2025 will ease. From the end of the third quarter, the supply will gradually tighten, and pig prices are expected to bottom out and rebound from the middle and late third quarter to the fourth quarter [4][48]. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 1. Current Core Issues in the Live Pig Market 1.1 Overcapacity - As of the end of April, the national sow inventory was still 3.6% higher than the national regulatory benchmark level, and the process of reducing production capacity was slow. The root cause of overcapacity was the ineffective control of early - stage capacity expansion by leading enterprises and speculative replenishment by small and medium - sized farmers. High piglet prices in the first half of the year also delayed the culling of sows. Seasonal weakness in demand exacerbated the supply - demand contradiction [8]. 1.2 Intensified Supply Pressure - As of early June, the slaughter weight of domestic live pigs soared to over 140 kg, indicating a strong willingness to sell large - weight pigs. The supply of pork was abundant, and the enthusiasm for secondary fattening was low. Macro - control policies led to an oversupply of pork. Secondary fattening was banned in some provinces, and leading enterprises stopped selling fattening pigs for secondary fattening [18]. 1.3 Persistently Low Pig Prices - As of early June, the average domestic live pig slaughter price had fallen below 14 yuan/kg, hitting a new low for the same period in the past five years. Only leading enterprises were profitable in the self - breeding and self - fattening model, while small and medium - sized farmers and the model of purchasing piglets for fattening generally suffered losses [25]. 2. Policy Regulation Measures 2.1 Limiting Capacity Expansion - Current policies focus on source control, process supervision, and demand adjustment. Leading enterprises are required to suspend expanding sow production capacity, and the sow inventory should be controlled to a reasonable level. Inefficient sow farms will be forced to exit, and small and medium - sized farmers who actively cull sows will be subsidized. This will directly reduce the future supply of live pigs, but there is a lag in the effect of capacity reduction [33]. 2.2 Controlling Slaughter Weight - A maximum slaughter weight standard of 120 kg is set nationwide. Slaughterhouses and local animal husbandry supervision departments are responsible for joint supervision, and slaughterhouses are required to reject overweight pigs. Resource occupation fees will be levied in pilot provinces [35]. 2.3 Banning Secondary Fattening - The circulation of overweight pigs is cut off by banning secondary fattening. Leading enterprises are prohibited from selling fattening pigs for secondary fattening, and the business licenses of secondary fattening farms in some provinces are revoked. Illegal reselling is strictly investigated to accelerate the slaughter of large - weight pigs [36]. 2.4 Initiating Frozen Pork Purchases - Since the second quarter, the domestic pig - grain ratio has continued to decline and has fallen back to the second - level warning range. On June 11, the first round of frozen meat purchase and bidding work was launched, with a purchase volume of 10,000 tons [37]. 3. Policy Effect Evaluation and Impact 3.1 Short - Term Policy Effects - Secondary fattening has been effectively curbed. On June 11, 10,000 tons of frozen pork were purchased, and pig prices stopped falling and stabilized in the short term. However, the slaughter weight is still high, and the progress of capacity reduction is slow. The core contradiction of 140 - kg pig sales and the off - season of consumption has not been resolved [42][43]. 3.2 Analysis of Policy Tool Limitations - The policy of suspending new sows only stops the expansion of leading enterprises, but the existing sows are not culled. The weight - limit order has loopholes in implementation, and it takes 1 - 2 months to digest existing 140 - kg pigs. Banning secondary fattening may lead to the concentrated early slaughter of pressure - barred pigs. Frozen meat purchases only account for 0.2% of monthly consumption, which is a drop in the bucket [44]. 4. Summary - In the short term, pig prices will maintain a weak and volatile pattern. The current policy is a combination of short - term emergency and long - term root - solving. From June to August, the policy combination may prevent a sharp decline in pig prices but is difficult to lead to a significant increase. In the long - term, if the production - limit order is strictly enforced, the supply pressure will ease, and pig prices are expected to bottom out and rebound from the middle and late third quarter to the fourth quarter [48].