After two years of low price, the dawn of pigeon industry reappears

Introduction: since the fourth quarter, the market price has been stable at 7.5-8 yuan per pigeon After more than two years of price downturn, the purchase price of pigeons has rebounded since the beginning of this year The confidence of breeders in Foshan City, Guangdong Province has been restored, and the pigeon industry is back to dawn According to relevant experts, the "bird flu" epidemic in Hong Kong in 1998 seriously affected the export volume of pigeons in Foshan City, resulting in the continuous decline of pigeon prices, which fell below the cost price of 7 yuan per pigeon (the standard is 350-500g heavy pigeons) Each pigeon can only be sold to 6 yuan, and some of the breeding households were forced to transfer production However, Foshan people's love for pigeon products has not changed At the same time, with the export volume gradually picking up, pigeon breeding industry is back to life At present, according to the market survey, from the beginning of this year, the price of pigeons has increased from 7-7.5 yuan to 8-8.5 yuan per pigeon; in the fourth quarter, although there was a little fluctuation, it was generally stable within the price range of 7.5-8 yuan per pigeon At present, pigeon breeders in Foshan are mainly self-employed, mainly distributed in urban areas, Shunde Longjiang, Nanhai Shatou, Jiujiang Heshui, Sanshui Leping, Gaoming Heshui, etc There are about 200000 pairs of pigeons planted in the city, with an annual output of more than 1.6 million pigeons.