China News Service, July 23. Yang Zhenhai, director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, revealed on the 23rd that the promulgation of the "Regulations on the Administration of Pig Slaughter" will help further regulate the order of the pig slaughter industry and accelerate the upgrading of the slaughter industry; Upgrading of files is conducive to reducing the cost of slaughter and should have no effect on pork prices.

On August 14, citizens were buying pork in a supermarket in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun

　　On the 23rd, the State Council Information Office held a regular policy briefing of the State Council to introduce the revised "Regulations on the Administration of Pig Slaughter".

At the meeting, a reporter asked a question that the price of pork in the Mainland has fluctuated significantly since the beginning of this year. After the promulgation of the "Regulations", what impact will it have on pork prices?

　　According to Yang Zhenhai, director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, since this year, the monitoring density of pork prices by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been increasing.

Some judgments were made at the beginning of the year, and the overall price trend throughout the year showed a trend decline and a phased rebound.

The fundamental factor affecting prices is the relationship between supply and demand.

In the past two years, with the pull of the market and the joint efforts of all parties, the production of live pigs has recovered rapidly and the market supply has increased significantly.

In the first half of the year, pork production was 27.15 million tons, an increase of 35.9% year-on-year.

The slaughter volume of designated pig slaughter enterprises above designated size across the country increased by 45% year-on-year.

　　Yang Zhenhai mentioned that the promulgation of the "Regulations" raised the effective animal epidemic prevention and control measures in the slaughter process to a legal system, highlighted the strengthening of the responsibilities of related parties, and further improved the management system for the whole process of pig slaughter.

This is an important system guarantee for reducing the risk of disease transmission, improving the quality and safety of pork products, and promoting the healthy development of the slaughter industry.

　　Yang Zhenhai further stated that at present, pig slaughter companies across the country have overcapacity and low capacity utilization.

The implementation of the new management system will help guide the transfer of pig slaughter and processing to concentrated breeding areas, encourage the slaughter of live pigs on the spot, and realize the matching of breeding and slaughter and the smooth connection of production and sales.

At the same time, it is also conducive to further standardizing the order of the pig slaughtering industry, promoting the survival of the fittest, eliminating outdated production capacity, and accelerating the upgrading and upgrading of the slaughtering industry.

　　“The cost of the slaughtering process now accounts for a very low percentage of the cost of pork. The market price of a live pig is about 2,000 yuan, and the processing costs vary from place to place, some 40 and some 80, which are very low. The slaughter industry has been upgraded and upgraded. It is beneficial to reduce the cost of slaughter and should have no effect on the price of pork." Yang Zhenhai said.