Entering winter, pig consumption will generally usher in a peak sales season, and prices will gradually rise. However, this year, the pig market was not strong during the peak season. What is the reason that pig prices are under pressure? According to pork sellers, currently the price of pork belly is 9 yuan/kg, and the price of front and back leg meat is around 8 yuan/kg. Compared with the same period last year, it is 3 to 4 yuan lower per catty, but sales are not as good as in the same period last year. Industry insiders said that the current temperature in the south is slowly dropping, and the release of demand for pickled beef in the south falls short of expectations. At the same time, next year's Spring Festival is relatively late, which has also delayed demand for some centralized procurement, and consumer support for pig prices is limited. However, pressure on the supply side is still ongoing. Due to the high efficiency of pig breeding in the previous two years, the industry's production capacity expanded. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, by the end of the third quarter of 2025, the country had 437 million pigs, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year. In the first three quarters, 530 million pigs were released nationwide, an increase of 1.8% over the previous year. By the end of October 2025, there were 39.9 million breeding sows nationwide. After a period of 17 months, it had returned to less than 40 million, but it still exceeded the normal number of 39 million sows.

Entering winter, pig consumption will generally usher in a peak sales season, and prices will gradually rise. However, this year, the pig market was not strong during the peak season. What is the reason that pig prices are under pressure? According to pork sellers, currently the price of pork belly is 9 yuan/kg, and the price of front and back leg meat is around 8 yuan/kg. Compared with the same period last year, it is 3 to 4 yuan lower per catty, but sales are not as good as in the same period last year. Industry insiders said that the current temperature in the south is slowly dropping, and the release of demand for pickled beef in the south falls short of expectations. At the same time, next year's Spring Festival is relatively late, which has also delayed demand for some centralized procurement, and consumer support for pig prices is limited. However, pressure on the supply side is still ongoing. Due to the high efficiency of pig breeding in the previous two years, the industry's production capacity expanded. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, by the end of the third quarter of 2025, the country had 437 million pigs, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year. In the first three quarters, 530 million pigs were released nationwide, an increase of 1.8% over the previous year. By the end of October 2025, there were 39.9 million breeding sows nationwide. After a period of 17 months, it had returned to less than 40 million, but it still exceeded the normal number of 39 million sows.