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Swine Budget - March 2007

Author: John Bancroft - Swine Grower Finisher Specialist/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 25 April 2007
Last Reviewed: 25 April 2008

PDF Format - 21KB

 

Income ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery


Grow-Finish

Farrow to Finish

Market Pig @ $132.89/ckg, 109.4 index, 91.98 kg

 

 

 

$133.72

 

Variable Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery


Grow-Finish

Farrow to Finish

Breeding Herd Feed @ 1,100 kg/sow

$9.51

 

 

$10.46

Nursery Feed @ 35 kg/pig

 

$13.90

 

$14.60

Grower-Finisher Feed @ 251  kg/pig

 

 

$59.95

$59.95

Net Replacement Cost for Gilts

$2.08

 

 

$2.29

Health

$2.05

$3.78

$2.25

$8.47

Breeding ( AI & Supplies)

$1.47

 

 

$1.62

Marketing

 

 

$3.33

$3.33

Utilities (Hydro, Gas)

$2.05

$1.18

$1.64

$5.13

Miscellaneous

$0.50

$0.20

$0.40

$1.16

Manure Disposal

$0.87

$0.33

$1.13

$2.44

Repairs & Maintenance

$0.68

$0.36

$1.09

$2.21

Labour

$7.09

$1.91

$3.90

$13.71

Operating Loan Interest

$0.39

$0.54

$1.25

$2.25

Total Variable Costs

$26.68

$22.21

$74.94

$127.61

 
 
Fixed Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery


Grow-Finish

Farrow to Finish

Depreciation

$4.35

$2.11

$6.18

$13.18

Interest

$2.89

$1.55

$4.69

$9.49

Taxes & Insurance

$0.68

$0.36

$1.09

$2.21

Total Fixed Costs

$7.92

$4.02

$11.95

$24.88

 
 
Summary of Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery


Grow-Finish

Farrow to Finish

Feed

$9.51

$13.90

$59.95

$85.01

Other Variable

$17.17

$8.30

$14.99

$42.60

Fixed

$7.92

$4.02

$11.95

$24.88

Total Variable & Fixed Costs

$34.60

$26.23

$86.89

$152.49

 

Summary
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery


Grow-Finish

Farrow to Finish

Net Return Farrow to Finish ($/pig)
 
 
 
-$18.77
Farrow to Weaned Pig Cost ($/pig)
$34.60
     
Farrow to Feeder Pig Costs ($/pig)
 
$62.47
 
 

Wean to Finish Costs ($/pig)

 

 
$114.43
 

Farrow to Finish Breakeven Price ($/ckg, 100 index)

 

 
 
$151.54

This is the estimated accumulated cost for a market hog sold during the month of March 2007. The farrow to wean phase estimates the weaned pig cost for October 2006 and the nursery phase estimates the feeder pig cost for December 2006. For further details, refer to the 2007 Budget Notes.

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