--- title: "Pig prices are under pressure, poultry prices are warming up, the sector's bottom is stabilizing, and the agriculture ETF ChinaAMC rose by 1.05%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282510752.md" description: "As of April 13, 2026, the China Securities Agriculture Theme Index rose by 1.01%, and the Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC rose by 1.05%. Live pig prices are under pressure, while the price of the white feather chicken industry chain is warming up. It is expected that the performance of white chicken companies will improve in Q1 2026. GF Securities pointed out that industry losses and policy adjustments will accelerate capacity reduction, and pig prices may have reached the bottom of the cycle, with poultry prices expected to rebound. The Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC holds leading positions in various sub-sectors, and investors can use the ETF to position themselves for opportunities in the agricultural rebound" datetime: "2026-04-13T08:34:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282510752.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282510752.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282510752.md) --- # Pig prices are under pressure, poultry prices are warming up, the sector's bottom is stabilizing, and the agriculture ETF ChinaAMC rose by 1.05% As of the close on April 13, 2026, the China Securities Agriculture Theme Index (000949) surged by 1.01%, with constituent stocks Tianbang Food rising by 10.21%, Huaying Agriculture by 10.19%, and Andisoo by 10.00%, while stocks like Juxing Agriculture and Yisheng Co., Ltd. also followed suit. The Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC (516810) increased by 1.05%, with the latest price reported at 0.87 yuan. In terms of news, recently, pig prices have continued to be under pressure, with the national average price for lean pigs dropping to 8.86 yuan/kg on April 10, a week-on-week decrease of 4.8% and a significant year-on-year decline of 39%, which is significantly below the cash cost line for the entire industry. The price of the white feather chicken industry chain showed a significant recovery in the first quarter, and it is expected that the performance of white chicken companies will improve significantly year-on-year in Q1 2026; the price of yellow feather chickens also continued its profitable trend, with the medium-speed chicken price at 6.27 yuan/jin on April 5, although it slightly decreased by 0.34% month-on-month, the overall profitability of the industry remains solid. Guangfa Securities pointed out that the current deep losses in the industry, combined with policy adjustments and pandemic disruptions, are expected to accelerate capacity reduction, and a new cycle is gradually brewing; at the same time, the average weight of commodity pigs has decreased to 128.6 kg, indirectly confirming that weight reduction and inventory clearance have begun, and pig prices may have reached the bottom range of this cycle. With the gradual recovery on the consumption side, poultry prices are expected to warm up, and the current sector's prosperity is at a bottom stabilization stage. In terms of liquidity, the Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC saw a turnover of 23.64% during the trading session, with a transaction volume of 101 million yuan, indicating active market trading. Looking at a longer time frame, as of April 13, the Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC had an average daily transaction volume of 131 million yuan over the past week. The Agriculture ETF ChinaAMC (516810.SH) holds leading positions in various sub-sectors such as agricultural chemicals, planting, and pig farming, benefiting fully from the reversal of internal competition, chemical cycles, seed safety, and the reversal of the pig cycle, with current valuations at historically low levels. Investors can use the ETF to position themselves for opportunities in the agricultural rebound at low levels, as ETFs have the advantages of low thresholds and risk diversification, while passively tracking indices, with transparent holdings and stable styles. Connect A: 016077; Connect C: 016078 ### Related Stocks - [000949.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/000949.CN.md) - [516810.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/516810.CN.md) ## Related News & Research - [Hogs Can’t Hold Early Rally and Breakdown](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286823788.md) - [ZAWYA: Tunisia unveils $55bln plan, with water and agriculture as top priorities](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286891521.md) - [1 Rapidly Deteriorating ETF Screams That ‘Shop ‘Til You Drop’ Americans Have All But Keeled Over](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286429552.md) - [Proposed farm bill seeks $187B SNAP cuts amid rising need](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286621695.md) - [Hogs Retreating Lower on Monday](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286903045.md)