Shandong Longda Meat Foodstuff Co LtdST Longda terminated two hog breeding projects to preserve cash flow and focus on existing farms, reflecting industry downturn.
Hog prices continue to run at low levels, and multiple listed pig companies plan to suspend new farm construction projects. Shennong Group announced it intends to suspend construction of the Longmen pig farm project of Guangxi Daxin Shennong Agriculture Company Limited, which originally planned an investment of 120 million yuan, aimed at implementing hog production capacity control targets. Earlier, New Wellful terminated the construction project of a 2,400-head sire line pig farm in Yangjiadu Village, Huitong County, by Hunan Tianxin Breeding Company Limited in May. ST Longda announced on July 22 the termination of two hog breeding investment projects, scaling back capacity expansion and shifting focus to safeguarding cash flow and improving quality and efficiency at already operational pig farms.
Shandong Longda Meat Foodstuff Co LtdST Longda terminated two hog breeding projects to preserve cash flow and focus on existing farms, reflecting industry downturn.
Hunan New Wellful Co LtdNew Wellful terminated a pig farm construction project due to low hog prices, indicating capacity reduction and weak industry conditions.
Yunnan Shennong Agricultural Industry Group Co LtdShennong Group suspended a pig farm project to control capacity amid persistently low hog prices.