Hog Barn Rental
Oliver1
Posted 3/25/2026 10:15 (#11596423 - in reply to #11595972)
Subject: RE: Hog Barn Rental



Alton, Ia

Kooiker - 3/24/2026 21:43

cerdoloco93 - 3/24/2026 12:56 Is the $24 per space on a per turn basis? Here (Iowa) we get paid on a per space per year. Feeder pig barns would mainly be in the 36-40 range and wean to finish barns in the 40-45



Since he's asking about hog barn "rental", I assume he's talking about renting the barn for a year.   Not custom feeding/yardage where the barn owner is providing everything related to the barn including labor.

Without knowing any more details (who is paying for what; repairs, insurance, utilities, etc) $24 is probably somewhere in the range of being a reasonable number.


Custom feeding rates have barely moved in the past 10 years so I wouldn't get too hopeful on rental rates increasing a lot either.    Too many people want a pit full of manure and are willing to invest their time and money into hog building to basically get paid with a pit full of hog sh_t.



That was very true in the past, and I feel, would be slightly true going forward, but the bigger structural issue is there just isn't demand.  Hog production is a mature market now, inching up slightly each year, but not really any faster than population growth.  We're past the "build it, we need to feed China!" hysteria.  That market is flat and some say set up for massive decline.

There was massive change from the mid 90's to late 2000's, the advantages of all-in, all-out, modern, well ventilated, fully slatted barns were proven and barns built, to replace LOTS of outdoor feeding floors and old converted from whatever buildings.  They're built now and yes, will need repairs/upgrades, primarily above the slats, but there isn't the huge demand, and thus not the increase in yardage pay.  We'll still see an occasional barn built, but nothing like the 50+ 2400 hd barns per year in NW IA region that happened 20 years ago.

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