Research Article

A New Equilibrium Strategy of Supply and Demand for the Supply Chain of Pig Cycle

Table 4

Some parameters of pig industry models.

ParameterNumberUnit

Time for sows to prepare for pregnancy1Month
Average reproductive cycle of sows30Month
The average number of piglets per litter9Head/nest
Monthly pregnancy frequency0.1833Nest/head/month
Pregnancy cycle3.8Month
Average fattening time5.56Month
Sow stock adjustment time5Month
Reference inventory supply ratio1.5Month
Minimum order processing time1Month
Expected price period3Month
Adjustment time of pork demand6Month
Elasticity of price to stock supply ratioāˆ’0.75Dimensionless
Inventory detection time0.5Month
Flexibility of price to cost0.5Dimensionless
Traders adjust expected price time12Month
Population139,008Ten thousand people
Per capita consumption0.0424Head/person/month
Expected breeding cost14.72yuan/kg

Population data are from the China Statistical Yearbook. Other parameters are calculated by the author.