Japanese Pork Production’s Classification and Fraction

l WD ( Landrace x Yorkshire ) x Duroc In majority from 3 hybridizations

l Canpani Hybrid ( Pork biosynthesis which depend on hybrid vigor)

Pork biosynthesis Main body is Integ

l Black Pig Pure breeds a certain definite range of lower than 10%

l The other

Black Pig’s definition

Black Pig is defined with the range including American Berkshire and England Berkshire. In addition, accepted theory about Black Pig is called Roppaku wo motte Kurobuta (Black Pig bearing Six White). Black Pig is not called Makkuro (intense Black).

Roppaku, or the six white spot that is hand, feet, on the face between the eyebrows and the end of tail is fixed heredity with white hair. Hence, there is pure breed. It doesn’t consist of hybrid.

Productivity and health

The growth, in comparison with general one is 1.5 months (45 days) behind. The birth size, in each farm house or pure breed’s solid suit, because the pure breed couldn’t be modified, the range of difference is high.

One time laboring, in one belly, there are large variations, about 10 heads up to 5 heads, in general when weaning up to 6 heads in average.

The health is weak by no means. There is limitation if we compare with the hybrid especially in congestion or oppressive environment.

Restriction of Black Pig Introduction

In Japan, distribution of black pigs has been restricted since AD 20. So the introduction of pigs from Kagoshima that is a main production place became impossible. Therefore, we are raising only pigs that are brought up around from clean environment and have a pure blood.

The difference with the common pigs (including the biosynthesis one) is there is no producer for pure blood pig promoter. Thus, in the pure breed, if there is freedom in the introduction of blood line, it will be possible for the cultivation of superior genetic widely. The current condition is become the cause of degradation of productivity.

Feeding of the Breeding

Digestible nutrient amount (TDN) compare with common pig, the desired value is fairly high.

Market distribution and price

The market of production and shipment, in every prefectures area is traded by butchering, and then depend on distributor, sold it by auction, but Black Pig never sold by bidding/ auction. It is sold directly to Supermarket or Department store, etc and with reliable partner who enter into trade agreement.

About the price, for common pigs, the market price fluctuation is very severe and is determined by the balance of supply and demand. In common-sense terms the market price of 1 kg with bone is 400 Yen in annual average, with tax become 430 Yen.

The price for Black Pig, annual regular trading price of 1 kg at the present moment is 650 Yen, with tax becomes 682 Yen.

The common pigs’ annual residual income for 1 head is vulnerably reaching 30,000 yen while Black Pig is strongly reaching 50,000 yen. The average weight for the whole body with bone is 76 kg, while Black Pig is 80 kg.

Current situation of Japan

Currently, in Japan’s scale of breeding of the pigs’ mother, is covering about 1,000 heads up to 10,000 heads, requesting scale merit for head count scale, balancing the low cost or improvement of productivity and fleshy. Toward imported product, implementing the appeal of domestic meat and planning to define the satisfaction of consumer needs these days.

Black Pig, comparing with this condition, for the whole body, the scale of breeding of pigs’ mother is about lower than 100 heads. Therefore the current condition in the surrounding of whole country’s consuming region is keeping the location and Black Pig’s individual characteristics, with small scale of planned production capacity.

Upcoming problem

In pork of FTA era, Japan’s meat consumer’s main distribution, not apply only to pork; consumer market’s agricultural commodity became the world’s consumer market. As the situation stands, what is left is, it is difficult for Black Pig.

About animal product, in international competitive power, the greatest chokepoint is the problem of self-support feeding ratio. The prime task is to improve the 100% of imported request of self-support feeding ratio.

Livestock possibility

In the intense environment for livestock in Japan, the forfeit of frontier industry was since 40 years ago, but on the other side, was blessed by world's best of highest domestic consumer, have good attractive prospects for the future, industry with great characteristics.

Name :

Date of birth : January 23, 1934

Age : 71 years

Address : Fukuoka-Ken,

Nowadays he occupied business which related in feeding and stockbreeding, especially from 1975 having a consciousness about the crisis of Integ’s Pig, pursuing uniqueness of Pig principle, creating below organization.

1978 : Establish group with goal of making safe meat

1979 : From Fukuoka City’s Life Association and Co-op Direct Trading, give name for the group Mokuyoukai.(木曜会)

1980 : In Saga Prefecture, borrowing place for starting pig’s pure breed farm.

1984 : Establishing Nishibunousan

1989 : Re-contracting Nishibunousan to the current place. Having 180 mother pigs.

Farm address Fukuoka Prefecture City

Breakdown by pig’s kind: Landrace - Rage White - Black Pig

1990 : Establishing Mokuyoukai Black Pig Ham

Start to sell Black Pig’s meat or ham.

Up to now.

Noubunousan Limited Company

Address : Fukuoka Prefecture

Capital : 36,000,000 Yen

Representative :

Establish : 1984

Accounting year : April to March

Constituent member : 6 persons

Annual sales : About 100,000,000 Yen

Goal : Cultivation of Black Pig and Pure breed

Recently, starting the production of growing-finishing pig

Feeding : Within one month about 100 ton

Urine disposal : Lagoon System

1 day amounting 10 ton disposal capability

Compost disposal : Compost

1 day amounting 10 m disposal capability