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    Pig prices fall again and look forward to returning to rationality

    • Last Update: 2021-09-12
    • Source: Internet
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    According to data from the Rongchang National Pig Data Center, the average price of live pigs on August 30 was about 7 yuan per catty, while the current recognized cost of pig farming in the industry was about 8.


    Since March this year, the price of pork has dropped from the highest point of more than 30 yuan per catty all the way to about 10 yuan


    Tian Guofu, a farmer in Changping Village, Shuangxi Township, Qianwei County, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, has been raising pigs for more than 20 years and has a slight surplus overall


    The reporter visited many places and found that in addition to small and medium-sized farmers, large-scale breeding enterprises also suffered losses


    In the new context of African swine fever and new crown pneumonia epidemics, industry insiders previously predicted that pig prices might remain stable for a long time at a relatively high level


    Animal husbandry experts from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that the reason is not just "there are too many pigs", but a combination of multiple factors


    The pig price "roller coaster" makes farmers and consumers deeply disturbed


    Several rounds of the "pig cycle" reflect the immature industrial development and the imperfect market mechanism


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