The Ultimate Guide to Raising Pigs in Stardew Valley

The fatty animal, Pig is also on the lands of Stardew Valley. Unlike the real world, they can’t be used for meat as they are not meat sources in-game. Several players are confused about the point of their existence in Stardew Valley. Their concerns are valid as they are the most expensive animals in-game but how are they efficient? In this guide about Stardew Valley Pig, players will know the real reason for having this animal in-game and how they can be useful to the farmers. Let’s check it out!

Why Pig is Costly and Valuable in Stardew Valley?

Pig is useful for farmers because of truffles or mushrooms. Just like Tuna and Midnight Carp. These animals can wander around the land and spot the mushrooms by their scent from the soil. Truffles are very valuable for money-making purposes. So, players can buy and dig out the truffles from the soil using pigs. Let’s check how to purchase one.

How to Buy Pig in Stardew Valley

To buy a pig, players should have a Deluxe Barn. The Deluxe Barn has a lot of features like an auto feeder, 12 animal space rooms, and animal pregnancy. And of course, its prices are as high as 43,000 gold bars. Once players have the requirements completed, they can reach Marine’s ranch. They can purchase the pigs from the south of the ranch on her farm.

The cost of the pig depends on the hearts it has. It could be a maximum of 20,800 gold bars. The average price of a pig will cost 16,000 gold bars which is quite costly. So here is an economical tip for the players. Buy a baby pig. It will take 10 days to be an adult pig. It will just need regular food to grow up and then, they’re ready to hunt the truffles.

How to Make Money from Truffles

To find truffles, pigs should be outside the farm. There is a high chance to find truffles on an empty land or isolated barn. Once it’s out, the truffle may appear at any moment. If the pigs are inside the farm, then there is no chance of finding truffles. Pigs will stay on the farm if it’s training or to stay warm in winter.

Another tip is to keep the barn gates open and secure the barn with a fence. This will allow pigs to wander around the barn whenever possible. Meanwhile also restraining them from getting out of the safe zone. This will help pigs to avail themselves of the chance to find truffles.

Truffles don’t grow on debris-filled or garbage areas so make sure to roam your pigs on paved or tiled areas. Truffles will appear on cleanly paved and tiled areas. Once the pig appears on the tiles in front of it, they can pluck them. Grown truffles will stay on the ground for 28 days till the season change so there is enough time to pluck them.

How to Get More Truffles

The price of a single Truffle is 625 gold bars. Pigs with better friendship rates will be profitable for the players. In the beginning, the first truffle is confirmed but the rest of the truffles are based on the player’s friendship rate with pigs. If the pigs have five friendship hearts then they have a 66% chance to get an extra truffle daily. This means 3 truffles daily. So better to have a healthy relationship with your pig.

Regardless of the friendship’s hearts, the truffle quality doesn’t change. But the quality depends on the Foraging rank of the players. This means that the player’s profession matters for quality and quantity. For example, collectors can get two truffles and Botanists will get iridium-grade truffles always.

How to get Truffle Oil from Truffles

Players can convert truffles to truffles oil using an oil maker. Players at Farming Level 8 can create it. An Artisan profession will boost the truffle oil price. The price of the truffle oil is 1,065 gold bars but the player with the Artisan profession will boost the truffle oil price to 1,491 gold bars.

The regular player will sell the truffle oil more than a gold-quality truffle but less than an iridium truffle. In simple words, a Botainst should sell Truffles and an Artisan Botanist should craft Truffle Oil. Moreover, players can also choose wine-making and bee-housing as profitable professions.

Benefits of Truffles and Truffle Oils

Truffles are expensive so they can be a good source of income and gold bars. On the other hand, truffle oil can be used in rain totems.

This Stardew Valley Pig guide will help players to get rich and make money. The best possible steps are shared here and will help players to make more cash stacks.