Shenwan Hongyuan Securities·2025-08-04 02:43Investment Rating - The report gives an "Overweight" rating for the agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industry, indicating that the industry is expected to outperform the overall market [4][49]. Core Insights - The report emphasizes the importance of the "anti-involution" process in the pig farming industry and suggests seizing investment opportunities in high-quality pig farming companies. It highlights the expected improvement in industry profitability and stability due to capacity control measures [3][4]. - The report also notes that the pet food industry is experiencing a resurgence, with expectations for mid-year reports to positively impact certain companies, despite potential challenges from U.S.-China trade tensions affecting Q2 export performance [4]. Summary by Sections Market Performance - The Shenwan Agricultural, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery Index fell by 3.0%, while the CSI 300 Index decreased by 1.8%. The top five gainers included Shenyuan Biological (+27.7%) and Andeli (+13.6%), while the top five losers included Dayu Water-saving (-10.3%) and ST Tianshan (-10.0%) [3][4]. Pig Farming - The average price of external three yuan pigs was 14.02 yuan/kg as of August 3, showing a week-on-week decrease of 0.6%. The average weight of market pigs was 127.98 kg, down 0.50 kg from the previous week. The price of weaned piglets fell slightly to 429 yuan/head, down 11 yuan from the previous week [3][4]. - The report stresses the need to focus on high-quality pig farming companies as the industry moves towards a phase of stable and high-quality development, with expected improvements in profitability and valuation for leading companies like Muyuan Foods, Dekang Agriculture, and Wens Foodstuffs [3][4]. Poultry Farming - For white feather broilers, the average selling price of commercial broiler chicks rose to 2.33 yuan/chick, a week-on-week increase of 45.6%. The average selling price of white feather broiler meat was 3.35 yuan/kg, up 2.2% week-on-week [3][4]. - The report anticipates a recovery in profitability for yellow feather broilers as the traditional consumption peak season approaches, suggesting a focus on companies like Lihua Stock [3][4]. Animal Health - The report indicates a recovery in animal health companies' performance due to improved profitability in pig farming and rising demand for vaccines. The industry saw a 15.8% year-on-year increase in vaccine approvals in the first five months of 2025 [3][4]. - Companies like Huisheng Biological and Kexin Biological are highlighted as potential beneficiaries of this trend [3][4].