Beef cattle industry grows rapidly in China

Introduction: The first National Symposium on beef cattle economic theory was held in Fuyang City, Anhui Province in early November Liu Guoguang, a consultant and famous economist specially invited by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a speech at the conference Liao Rongyuan, deputy director of animal husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of agriculture, and relevant leaders of Fuyang municipal government and Tongliao municipal government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of Anhui Province attended the seminar, and made a list of the successful holding of the seminar Congratulations The seminar was sponsored by China Society of forestry, animal husbandry and fishery economics and attended by more than 100 professionals from scientific research institutions and business circles The beef cattle Economic Committee of China Society of forestry, animal husbandry and fishery economics was also established At present, the annual output of beef in China has been more than 5 million tons, ranking the third in the world, and continues to maintain a strong growth momentum According to analysis, by 2005, the annual output of beef in China is expected to reach 6.5 million tons However, from the point of view of market economy, China's beef industry is still in a very backward state in fact The result is that China's beef is completely uncompetitive in the international market, and the export volume is less than 1% of the international beef trade volume What's more worrying is that although China's beef production continues to grow, the speed of technological progress is far from enough, so that a series of important technical indicators of beef production are still far behind the developed countries For example, in terms of the average annual meat production of the cattle on hand, the developed countries generally reach 80 kg / head-90 kg / head, while in China it is only 46.98 kg / head; in terms of the carcass weight of beef cattle, the developed countries are more than 295 kg / head, the world average is 205 kg / head, while in China it is only 147 kg / head Therefore, in the long run, with the gradual integration of domestic and foreign markets, the risks faced by China 's beef cattle industry can not be ignored It is gratifying that the business people have a clear understanding of the huge gap between China's beef cattle industry and developed countries, and find business opportunities for enterprise development from this gap For example, Shandong Sishui northern land animal husbandry group, which is based on Luxi cattle resources, is considering to introduce the self-propelled feed truck commonly used in large-scale breeding farms in the EU, and correspondingly change the layout, feed formula and management mode of cattle farms, so as to match the technical requirements of the EU with China's labor resources and comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency level of cattle farms Participants generally believed that although China's beef industry is facing a series of deep-seated problems, the industry has begun to overcome them, and the prospect is still optimistic Relevant data show that at present, the annual output of fattening cattle and beef cattle under 18 months old in China has exceeded 500000 tons, and the number of modern beef cattle slaughtering and processing plants established according to international standards has exceeded 100, which means that the commercial power to push Chinese beef to the international market has taken shape, and is guiding the Chinese beef industry to break away from the traditional agricultural era.