What CTC Group does

CTC Group (正大康地农牧集团有限公司) is a vertically integrated animal nutrition and pig genetics company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Founded in 1979 as China's first wholly foreign-owned enterprise in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone — a joint venture between Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (卜蜂集团) and US-based Continental Grain Company, registered under certificate "深外资证字〔1981〕0001号" — the company operates three core business segments: feed (compound feed, concentrated feed, and premix with approximately 1 million tonnes/year total production capacity across six bases in Dongguan, Shantou, Guangzhou, Yangjiang, Kaifeng, and Chongqing); pig breeding (a 3,000-head Dan-system GGP core breeding group split across Meizhou Meixian and Pingyuan farms, a 600-head Xingning boar station, and a 2,400-head grandparent multiplication facility); and animal health products distributed through a Guangzhou Zengcheng subsidiary.

The company's technical platform combines proprietary genomic evaluation (the CTC Pig Index System using ssGBLUP), five registered breeding algorithm software packages, dynamic precision feed formulation based on actual raw-material nutritional value, and "six modernization" automated feed production standards. It has accumulated 24 invention patents, 48 utility model patents, and 204,423 pig records supporting continuous genetic improvement. Production facilities are certified to ISO 9001/14001/45001/22000 and HACCP standards, with the Dongguan plant designated as a National Green Factory and the Meizhou Core Breeding Farm certified as a National ASFV-free Zone.

CTC Group serves large-scale integrated pig farming enterprises (including CP Central South PigNineProtection, Shuangbaotai, Tiankang Bio, DaBeiNong, New Hope Liuhe, DaWeiJia, and Haida Yitu), commercial pig and layer farms, and "company + farmer" contract operations across 2,100+ counties/cities through 1,000+ commercial partners. The go-to-market model combines direct field sales with embedded technical teams (nutritionists, veterinarians, breeding specialists), regional distributor networks for mid-market farms, integrated contract farming with guaranteed piglet buyback, and strategic semen distribution partnerships. Revenue is generated through unit-priced B2B feed sales (compound/concentrated/premix), per-head breeding pig sales, per-dose semen sales, and fee-based technical management contracts. The company is privately held by its two founding shareholders, with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or public listing involvement.

Name

CTC Group

Legal name

正大康地农牧集团有限公司

Website

https://ctcgroup.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CTC Group (正大康地) is a Shenzhen-headquartered, 1979-founded animal nutrition and pig genetics company — China's first wholly foreign-owned enterprise (CP Group × Continental Grain JV) — operating feed manufacturing (compound, concentrated, premix), Dan-system pig breeding, and animal health segments across Guangdong, Henan, and Chongqing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed and Pig Breeding Genetics

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Hog and Pig Farming (1122)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nucleus Herd/Flock Breeding & Multiplier Stock Supply (AFAEAJAF), High-Health/Biosecure Hog Production (SPF/Pedigree Nucleus) (AFAEAEAL)

Keywords

• Animal feed manufacturing
• Pig breeding genetics
• Premix feed production
• Animal nutrition solutions
• Livestock breeding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Feed Sales (饲料业务): Sale of compound feed, concentrated feed, and premix to pig farms, layer farms, and aquaculture farms. Main products include sow feed, starter feed, layer feed, and aquatic feed. Distribution through direct sales teams and channel partners.
2. Pig Breeding / Genetic Sales (养殖业务): Sale of Dan-system breeding pigs (purebred GGP/GP gilts and boars), semen from 600-head boar stations, and commercial piglets. Revenue from breeding stock sales and semen products to large-scale pig farms.
3. Animal Health Products (动保业务): Sale of veterinary health products and feed additives through animal health subsidiary in Guangzhou Zengcheng.
4. Technical Services and Management Contracts: Fee-based technical management contracts, breeding management guidance, and farm operation management services provided to large-scale pig farms under management cooperation agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CTC Group develops, manufactures, and sells animal nutrition products including compound feed, concentrated feed, and premix for pigs, poultry, and aquaculture. The company also operates Dan-system pig breeding genetics with a 3,000-head GGP core breeding group and 600-head commercial boar station, producing breeding pigs and pig semen. Through its animal health subsidiary, CTC distributes veterinary health products and feed additives, and provides technical management and farm operation services to large-scale pig farms.

Product overview

CTC Group operates a diversified portfolio of three core business segments: Feed Business (producing compound feed, concentrated feed, and premix feed), Breeding Business (Danish genetic pig breeding with 3000-head core breeding group and commercial pig production), and Animal Health Business (animal healthcare products). The company implements a "Nutrition + Genetics + Technical Support" integrated business model, providing comprehensive solutions for livestock and poultry farming through its 'seed + feed' synergy strategy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compound Feed (配合饲料) Full-nutrition compound feed products for pigs, poultry, and aquatic animals, produced at multiple manufacturing bases across Guangdong, Henan, and Chongqing. Includes sow feed, starter feed, finishing feed, and layer feed formulations.
• Concentrated Feed (浓缩饲料) High-concentration feed supplements that require mixing with grains on farms, offered alongside compound feed products for pig and layer operations.
• Premix Feed (预混料) Concentrated vitamin, mineral, and additive premixes for compound feed manufacturing, with annual production capacity exceeding 250,000 tons across multiple manufacturing bases.
• Danish Breeding Pigs (丹系种猪) High-performance Danish genetic breeding pigs including purebred Duroc, Landrace, and Large White breeds, with a 3,000-head core breeding population and annual capacity of approximately 24,000 dual-negative Dan breed gilts. Sold to large-scale pig breeding enterprises.
• Pig Semen (猪精) High-quality pig semen products from Dan breed boars, produced at the Xingning 600-head boar station with full traceability throughout production. Achieved 1.18 million doses sold in 2025 (+258% YoY), ranked 7th nationally.
• Animal Health Products (动保产品) Animal healthcare and veterinary products including feed additives distributed through Guangdong Zhengda Kangdi Animal Health Co., Ltd. subsidiary in Guangzhou Zengcheng.
• Technical Management Services for Pig Farms Fee-based technical management contracts, breeding management guidance, and farm operation management services provided to large-scale pig farms under management cooperation agreements, including on-site technical team support for sow farms and finishing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• PSY 32-34 head achieved in Dan-system breeding operations (vs. national average 20-24 head)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 南平市鸿利农牧业发展有限公司 (Nanping Hongli Agriculture)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 June 2026Satellite breeding farm cooperation. CTC provides breeding stock, technical services, and feed supply. Hongli provides local resources and farm operations. Strategic expansion into Fujian province market.
• 肇庆兴泰农牧 (Zhaoqing Xingtai)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026One-year breeding management contract. CTC technical team provides on-site management for 6,000-sow, 20,000-finishing facility. Won 'Excellent Service Team' award for 2025.
• 金硕园农牧发展股份有限公司 (Jin Shuo Yuan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Strategic cooperation upgrading from product sales to deep partnership. CTC supplies 680 Dan-system breeding pigs, semen, and full Dan-system feed and management protocols. Jin Shuo Yuan's feed mill uses CTC core料 for contract manufacturing, shared bulk material procurement. CTC technical team provides on-site nutrition and management guidance.
• 潮州瑛楠生态农业有限公司 (Chaozhou Yingnan Eco-Agriculture)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 January 2026First binary sow contract farming cooperation project in Guangdong Province. Design capacity 3,600 head on 316 mu land. CTC supplies piglets, feed, technical management and guaranteed buyback.
• 上海驷牧集团 (Shanghai Sima Agriculture Group)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Signed 'Grow Brand Farm' project cooperation framework agreement as part of Pingyuan county agricultural development initiative.
• 荷兰瓦赫宁根大学畜牧研究所 (Wageningen University Livestock Research)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cooperation with Jan ten Napel, senior researcher at WUR Livestock Research, on genomic evaluation algorithms and full-chain breeding value assessment models.
• 原阳县广安牧业有限公司 & 河南省盘石牧业有限公司 (Guang'an Animal Husbandry & Panshi Animal Husbandry)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Three-party contract for piglet buyback cooperation. Guang'an (3,000 Dan-system base sows) and Panshi (40,000 finishing capacity) partner with CTC for integrated pig supply chain.
• 佛山市高明区金利镇兴田农场 (Xingtian Farm)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 July 2025Layer farm cooperation in Guangdong. CTC supplies layer feed and technical services.
• 梅州市飞龙果业有限公司 (Meizhou Feilong Fruit)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025Framework agreement for fruit residue utilization project under Pingyuan circular agriculture initiative.
• 广东省蛋品协会 (Guangdong Egg Products Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025Technical exchange and cooperation in layer feed and egg production. Association and member enterprises visited CTC Dongguan for technical discussions on layer nutrition and industry development.
• 正大中南区猪九保 (CP Central South PigNineProtection)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2024Strategic semen supply partnership. CTC will provide high-quality Dan-system semen to CP Central South's pig farming operations under the PigNineProtection system, leveraging Dan-system genetics for market advantage.
• 广垦畜牧集团 (Guangdong Agribusiness Group)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2024Exchange and cooperation in feed and breeding pig areas. Potential cooperation in breeding stock and feed supply between the two major agricultural groups.
• 深圳农业基因组研究所 (Shenzhen Agricultural Genome Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024Cooperation on genomic selection technology application in pig breeding. Exchange on genome breeding data sharing and genetic resource collaboration.
• 海大益豚 (Guangdong Haida Yitu)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024Signed investment cooperation agreement focused on Dan-system pig breeding R&D. Haida Yitu procured 2,000 Dan-system purebred pigs from CTC. Deepening cooperation in pig breeding and multiplication.
• 广东省农业科学院动物科学研究所 (Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024Joint R&D on antibiotic-free nutrition project. Won Guangdong Agricultural Technology Promotion Award First Class. CTC collaborated on microecological preparations and compound enzymes in piglet feeds.
• Breeders of Denmark A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2023CTC Meizhou Core Breeding Farm officially joined the Danish Genetics EU and Danish Pig Farm Standardization Assessment System. This makes CTC the first Chinese company to join this system, enabling participation in Dan-system pig production and breeding efficiency evaluation. Full Dan-system breeding system introduced based on international standards adapted to Chinese conditions.
• 丹麦基因 (Danish Pig Genetics P/S)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 February 2023Strategic partner for Dan-system pig genetics. Provides breeding stock, breeding expertise, and genetic evaluation systems. CTC introduced 1,700 high-breeding-index Dan-system pigs from Denmark in 2020.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Danbred: International Danish pig genetics supplier and partner of CTC; both operate Dan-system genetic programs with nucleus herds, breeding stock sales, and semen distribution serving global and Chinese markets.
• New Hope Liuhe: One of China's largest integrated feed and pig farming enterprises; CTC supplies Dan-system breeding pigs and semen to New Hope Liuhe, and both compete for large-scale Chinese pig farming customers with compound feed and genetic offerings.
• DaBeiNong: Diversified Chinese agricultural technology group with feed, seed, and pig breeding operations; competes with CTC in compound feed sales and is also a customer purchasing Dan-system breeding pigs from CTC.
• Haid Group (Guangdong Haid): A leading Chinese animal nutrition and aquaculture feed producer headquartered in Guangdong; operates compound feed, premix, and pig farming segments that directly overlap with CTC's core feed and breeding offerings.
• Twins Group (Shuangbaotai): Major Chinese pig farming and feed enterprise; both Twins Group and CTC serve large Chinese pig farming customers with integrated feed, breeding stock, and management services in overlapping geographies.

Broad incumbents

• COFCO Joycome: COFCO's integrated pork production arm covering feed, breeding, farming, and slaughtering; competes with CTC for large Chinese pig farming customers as a vertically integrated incumbent with state-owned backing.
• WH Group: Global pork and food processing giant (parent of Smithfield/Shuanghui); competes with CTC in the upstream Chinese pig supply chain and operates its own large-scale feed, breeding, and farming operations.
• Charoen Pokphand (CP Group) China: Thai multinational conglomerate and one of CTC's two founding shareholders; CP's separate Chinese feed and farming operations broadly overlap with CTC's portfolio while operating at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Topigs Norsvin: Global pig genetics company with growing presence in China; offers alternative high-performance genetics (TN70, Tempo) that compete with CTC's Dan-system portfolio for premium Chinese pig farming customers.

Regional players

• Guangdong Agribusiness Group: Guangdong-based state-owned agricultural conglomerate with feed and breeding pig operations; directly comparable to CTC as a regional competitor and listed as a CTC partner in feed and breeding pig supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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