Large-scale farms reducing hog weights; average weight of live pigs at slaughter declines

```htmlAccording to Golden Ten Data Futures on April 23, the average weight of finishing pigs in China continues to decrease, with some large-scale farms continuously reducing the weight of pigs at the time of slaughter. Additionally, there has been slight follow-up fattening in some regions, leading to a marginal increase in standard pig market transactions, and the overall average live pig weight keeps shrinking. Data show that for the week of April 23, the national average weight of external ternary finishing pigs at slaughter was 123.09 kg, down 0.07 kg from the previous week, a slight decrease of 0.06% week-on-week and a year-on-year decline of 0.76%.```