Animal husbandry is an important pillar of increasing farmers' income in Anhui Province

Introduction: according to the latest statistics of the provincial agricultural transfer team, in the first half of the year, the per capita cash income of Anhui farmers increased by 81.33 yuan compared with the same period of last year, and animal husbandry is the second pillar of the increase of farmers' income, next only to labor income Since this year, the animal husbandry production in the province has maintained a good momentum of stable development under a good market situation and a good policy environment, with both production and sales booming Main features: first, the total amount of livestock products has increased steadily By the end of June, according to the statistics of business departments, the total output of meat, eggs and milk had reached 1692000 tons, 562000 tons and 32000 tons respectively, up 2.5%, 4.6% and 22% year on year Second, planting grass and raising livestock gradually become a climate The pace of grass planting and livestock raising, Grass Mountain Development and straw utilization is accelerated, and the supply of all kinds of fine grass species is in short supply This year, the planting area of spring sown forage has reached more than 200000 mu In particular, it is worth pointing out that the rapid development of dairy farming in the suburbs of large and medium-sized cities and some county-level cities, with good benefits, is the highlight of the development of animal husbandry this year Third, the market is generally good At present, in addition to the continued downturn in eggs, the market of livestock products has fluctuated, but it is generally stable, and the prices of major livestock products are above the profit level Farmers can earn more than 50 yuan for raising a pig; the price of sheep is kept above 3.5 yuan / Jin; the price of beef cattle rises for the first time in an all-round way, an improved cattle can increase the income by 500-800 yuan compared with the previous years; the profit of goose is kept at 8-10 yuan; the annual profit of a cow is more than 3000 yuan Fourth, farmers are enthusiastic about animal husbandry In the first half of the year, the expenditure of animal husbandry was the fastest growing, accounting for 75% of the total added value Animal husbandry is the highlight of increasing farmers' income and the hotspot of agricultural production.