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Swine Budget - March 2008

Author: John Bancroft - Market Strategies Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: April 25, 2008
Last Reviewed: April 25, 2008

 

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Income ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery
Grow-Finish
Farrow to Finish

Market Pig @ $99.21/ckg, 109.36 index, 93.41 kg

 

 

 

$101.35

 


Variable Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery
Grow-Finish
Farrow to Finish

Breeding Herd Feed @ 1,100 kg/sow

$11.55

 

 

$12.65
Nursery Feed @ 32.6 kg/pig

 

$12.65

 

$13.25
Grower-Finisher Feed @ 256 kg/pig

 

 

$69.63

$69.63

Net Replacement Cost for Gilts

$2.19

 

 

$2.40

Health

$1.96

$3.16

$2.25

$7.70

Breeding ( AI & Supplies)

$1.41

 

 

$1.54

Marketing

 

 

$3.56

$3.56

Utilities (Hydro, Gas)

$1.96

$1.18

$1.64

$5.02
Miscellaneous

$0.45

$0.15

$0.35

$1.00

Manure Disposal

$0.83

$0.33

$1.13

$2.39

Repairs & Maintenance

$0.70

$0.38

$1.13

$2.29
Labour

$6.96

$1.96

$4.00

$13.67
Operating Loan Interest

$0.43

$0.54

$1.24

$2.27
Total Variable Costs

$28.42

$20.35

$84.94

$137.38

 

 
Fixed Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery
Grow-Finish
Farrow to Finish

Depreciation

$3.48

$1.88

$5.67

$11.44
Interest

$2.23

$1.20

$3.63

$7.32
Taxes & Insurance

$0.70

$0.38

$1.13

$2.29
Total Fixed Costs

$6.40

$3.46

$10.43

$21.06

 

 
Summary of Costs ($/pig)
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery
Grow-Finish
Farrow to Finish

Feed

$11.55

$12.65

$69.63

$95.53

Other Variable

$16.87

$7.70

$15.31

$41.85

Fixed

$6.40

$3.46

$10.43

$21.06

Total Variable & Fixed Costs

$34.82

$23.81

$95.37

$158.44

 

Summary
 

Farrow to Wean

Nursery
Grow-Finish
Farrow to Finish

Net Return Farrow to Finish ($/pig)
 
 
 
-$57.09
Farrow to Weaned Pig Cost ($/pig)
$34.82
 
 
 
Farrow to Feeder Pig Costs ($/pig)
 
$60.21
 
 

Wean to Finish Costs ($/pig)

 
 
$120.31
 

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

 
 
 


$155.10

This is the estimated accumulated cost for a market hog sold during the month of March 2008. The farrow to wean phase estimates the weaned pig cost for October 2007 and the nursery phase estimates the feeder pig cost for December 2007. For further details, refer to the 2008 Budget Notes .

 

 

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