Large scale farms have reduced the average weight of slaughtered hogs.

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24/04/2026
Futures News on April 23rd: The average weight of domestic pigs continues to decrease, with some large-scale farms continuing to reduce the weight of slaughtered pigs. In addition, some regions have slightly followed suit in terms of breeding, leading to a slight increase in trading volume in the market for standard pigs, and the overall average weight of slaughtered pigs continues to shrink. Data shows that in the week of April 23rd, the average weight of foreign three-element pigs slaughtered in China was 123.09 kilograms, a decrease of 0.07 kilograms from the previous week, a slight decrease of 0.06% compared to the previous week, and a year-on-year decrease of 0.76%.