China News Service, Beijing, September 15 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China on the 15th that China's live pig production capacity continued to recover in August. It is expected that the pork supply and demand relationship in the fourth quarter will be further eased, and pork prices will be lower than the same period last year. .
According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in August, the national live pig inventory increased by 4.7% month-on-month, which was an increase for 7 consecutive months, with a year-on-year increase of 31.3%.
In August, the stock of reproductive sows increased by 3.5% month-on-month, which was an increase for 11 consecutive months and a year-on-year increase of 37.0%.
The relevant person in charge of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that the stable prevention and control of African swine fever has strengthened breeding confidence, and more and more pig farms (households) have started to rehabilitate and increase breeding from the initial panic and wait and see.
According to the monitoring of the full coverage of large-scale pig farms nationwide by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, a total of 11,123 newly-built large-scale pig farms have been put into production since the beginning of this year. Last year, 11,844 large-scale pig farms with empty pens were re-raised.
The number of pig farms with a scale of 500 or more pigs for slaughter has increased from 161,000 at the beginning of the year to 171,000. In August, there were 26 million new piglets, an increase of 6.7% from the previous month, and an increase of 59.5% from the lowest point in January this year.
Since August, the price of pork in China has rebounded and fluctuated after falling for several consecutive months, and has fallen slightly after September.
The person in charge said that after the epidemic, pork consumption demand was released, and pork consumption increased seasonally during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. In the near future, overall pork remains tight.
The person in charge said that since March, China's live pig production has increased month-on-month for six consecutive months.
From January to July this year, pork imports were 2.555 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 138.6%.
Taking into account the increase in pork production and imports, as the number of fat pigs on the market continues to increase, the relationship between supply and demand in the fourth quarter will be further eased. It is expected that the average pork price will be lower than the level of the same period last year.
According to the person in charge, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will further consolidate the requirements of the province to ensure stable production and supply of live pigs and the "vegetable basket" mayor responsibility system, and pay close attention to all kinds of subsidies and subsidies, and use leading enterprises to drive, policy funds and practical technology Training and other channels support small and medium-sized farms to speed up replenishment and increase of stocks, guide major pig counties in flood-stricken areas in the south to speed up the restoration of production, implement normalized prevention and control of African swine fever, and block the spread of the epidemic.
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