China News Service, Beijing, August 17 (Mei Yunqiu and Pang Wuji) China's National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Meng Wei said on the 17th that since July, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant departments have listed a total of 50,000 tons of central frozen pork. Reserve, and guide all localities to synchronize purchasing and storage, and stabilize market expectations.
At present, the trend of rapid decline in live pig prices has been effectively curbed, and live pig prices have rebounded significantly.
Data map: A supermarket in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, citizens are buying pork.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun
Meng Wei said that at present, the price of live pigs has rebounded by more than 15% from the previous low, and the price of pigs and food has also rebounded rapidly after a short period of time below 5:1. From August 9th to 15th, it has risen to 5.71:1.
Although the decline in the price of live pigs in the early stage has had a certain impact on the profitability of breeding, the overall recovery of domestic pig production capacity is good.
According to monitoring, as of the end of July, the country's live pig stock increased by 31.2% year-on-year, of which the stock of breeding sows increased by 24.5% year-on-year, which has returned to the level of normal years.
In the coming period, as consumption becomes prosperous, pig farming profits may gradually pick up, which will boost the enthusiasm of farms and farmers to a certain extent.
Meng Wei revealed that in the follow-up, the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to track changes in the stocks of live pigs and reproductive sows and pork price trends, give timely warnings, and actively guide farmers to rationally arrange production, and strengthen the market in accordance with the provisions of the pork market to ensure supply and price stability. Adjust to prevent the prices of live pigs and pork from rising and falling sharply.
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