Stardew Valley Pig & Truffle Profit Guide | Oil, Costs & Botanist

A Deluxe Barn holds 12 animals. Pigs cost 16,000g each and mature after 10 nights if fed every day. Starting from no Barn, four pigs cost 64,000g plus 43,000g for the building chain, totaling 107,000g before building materials, feed, a Silo and Oil Makers.

Starting with an existing Big Barn changes the remaining building cost to the 25,000g Deluxe upgrade plus its materials. Use your current infrastructure when calculating payback.

Sources Barn costs and construction and Pig purchase and maturity.

Truffle quality does not change the Oil's quality or sale price. With Botanist and no Artisan, selling the 1,250g iridium Truffle gives more revenue than making 1,065g Oil. With Artisan, every Truffle quality gains sale value through Oil, with the smallest increase being 241g for iridium input.

The Oil Maker recipe unlocks at Farming level 8 and uses 50 Slime, 20 Hardwood and 1 Gold Bar. One Truffle takes 360 machine minutes, or six daytime in-game hours, to process. Plan reloads around when you are actually on the farm.

Sources Truffle prices, Truffle Oil and Oil Maker recipe and timing.

Begin with the Truffles you actually collect. Ten collected normal Truffles bring 6,250g if sold raw, 10,650g as Oil without Artisan, or 14,910g as Artisan Oil. These totals describe ten items. Herd size and weather determine how quickly you obtain that stock.

For a planning estimate, choose an observed Truffle count per eligible day, then multiply by the eligible days inside your horizon. Deduct feed, building and machine costs as appropriate. Include the initial ten-night maturation period and the full Winter production gap.

Under a simplified assumption of one collected Truffle per eligible day, a pig's 16,000g purchase price equals the gross sale revenue of 11 Artisan Oil because 11 × 1,491 = 16,401g. Building, feed and machine spending increase the payback requirement. Extra Truffles can change the timing.

Use the same horizon, completed products and included costs for each animal. Pigs have a large per-item sale value and seasonal downtime. Cows and chickens have different building and processing requirements and can continue producing through Winter when cared for.

Record animal count, actual collected products, quality, feed spending and completed processed sales. Compare those totals before expanding into another Deluxe Barn. See the animal profit guide for the wider comparison.

• Feed each pig and allow mature animals outside on suitable days. Rain and Winter stop Truffle production.
• Leave enough traversable, mostly clear ground for pigs. Debris and other objects can block suitable tiles.
• Maintain friendship through care. Friendship affects the chance of additional Truffles after the first one.
• Gatherer can add a second collected item. Botanist makes Truffles iridium quality. Rancher does not raise their price.
• Collect remaining Truffles before the season changes. Uncollected Truffles disappear on the first morning of the next season.

The first-Truffle check is separate from the friendship-based additional-Truffle check. Full hearts do not impose a one-item daily limit. Keep actual collection records to estimate your own output.

Source Pig production and profession mechanics.

An Auto-Petter works inside a Barn or Coop. It prevents the loss caused by missing petting and supplies friendship and mood benefits. Manual petting still contributes, including when the machine is present. Keep feeding and outdoor access in the routine.

The Joja route offers a 50,000g purchase after completing its Community Development Form. Alternative acquisition paths include Skull Cavern treasure rooms, Golden Mystery Boxes and specified dangerous-mine monster drops. Its value depends on saved care time and your existing animal friendship.

Source Auto-Petter acquisition and animal friendship.

Buy when your remaining non-winter outdoor days and spare capital support the setup. Work backward from the ten-night maturation period, Robin's construction schedule and your other farm spending. Existing buildings can make an earlier purchase affordable.

Winter can be useful for Barn upgrades and preparation, while feeding costs continue. Keep the next crop's seed budget available and decide whether each collected quality should be sold or processed. Read the Artisan break-even guide and machine investment guide for related costs.