50 heads · semi-commercial
Fifty heads is where pig farming starts looking like a business instead of a hobby. You hire a full-time caretaker, you negotiate feed direct, you can afford biosecurity that brings mortality below 4%, and the per-head profit reflects all of that.
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At 50 heads the economics shift in three ways. First, feed cost drops because you can buy direct from a B-MEG or Thunderbird dealer at ₱50-100/sack below retail. Second, weaner sourcing improves — multiplier farms accept smaller orders from semi-commercial operators they recognise, and the price drops to ₱3,200-3,400 per 12-kg weaner. Third, biosecurity becomes affordable: a foot-dip, a small disinfection room, and an "all-in all-out" pen rotation cut mortality from the backyard 5-8% to a realistic 3-4%.
The catch is the worker. A 50-head farm needs daily attention — feeding twice a day, manure removal, water checks, weight monitoring. ₱9,000-12,000/month for a live-in caretaker in 2026 is the going rate in most provincial settings. That is ₱45,000-60,000 per batch baked into the cost, and it is what separates this scenario from the 20-pig OFW scenario above.
ADG also tends to be 5-10% higher at this scale, partly because the worker is dedicated and partly because pen density is properly managed. 0.6 kg/day to a 100-kg target is a fair assumption with commercial-hybrid weaners, putting grow-out at about 4.5 months instead of 5.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
50 weaners @ ₱3,300 | ₱165,000 |
Direct-sourced feeds (₱1,550/sack) | ₱465,000 |
Full-time caretaker (4.5 months × ₱10,000) | ₱45,000 |
Vaccines, dewormer, vet retainer | ₱15,000 |
Biosecurity (footdip, lime, disinfectant) | ₱8,000 |
Pen depreciation (₱250k build / 5 years × ½ year) | ₱25,000 |
Mortality buffer (4% = 2 pigs) | ₱32,000 |
Electricity & water | ₱8,000 |
| Total batch cost | ₱763,000 |
Revenue line
48 pigs × 100 kg × ₱190/kg = ₱912,000
₱190/kg is a realistic price for a semi-commercial seller who can sell to a buyer in lot rather than one head at a time. The ₱149,000 batch profit works out to ~₱3,100 per head after every cost — or about ₱27,000/month if you average it across the 4.5-month batch.
Bisaya / Cebuano
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