China News Agency, Beijing, September 19 (Reporter Wang Enbo) Chinese officials have recently started the release of pork reserves.
Meng Wei, a spokesman for China's National Development and Reform Commission, said on the 19th that it is expected that the country and local governments will put a total of about 200,000 tons of pork reserves in September.
Meng Wei said at a press conference held by the National Development and Reform Commission on the same day that since the beginning of this year, the price of live pigs in China has experienced a process of first falling and then rising. The price ratio is 8.38:1, which is at the upper edge of the reasonable range of 6:1 to 9:1 determined by the pork reserve plan.
Regarding the supply, demand and price situation of the pig market in the later stage, the Price Department of the National Development and Reform Commission has recently organized relevant parties to conduct in-depth analysis and judgment.
The analysis of all parties believes that the current stock of fertile sows, newborn piglets, and fattening pigs have continued to rise. In addition, the growth rate of fattening pigs has accelerated after the weather turns cold, and the frozen meat inventory of enterprises is at a high level, most of which will be supplied during the year. Therefore, the supply of live pigs and pork in the market will be guaranteed for a period of time in the future, and it will be difficult for prices to continue to rise sharply.
"Inexpensive pigs hurt farmers, and expensive meat hurts people." Meng Wei emphasized that the state attaches great importance to ensuring supply and price stability in the live pig market, and the goal of regulation is to keep prices within a reasonable range.
Recently, in order to increase the market supply for festivals such as Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant departments have released two batches of central pork reserves, and a third batch of reserves will be released in the near future.
Meng Wei said that considering that the current price of live pigs is already at a high level, the average profit per head of live pig breeding is significantly higher than the historical average level. If the price rises further, it may lead to a rapid increase in production capacity and a sharp drop in prices in the later period, which is not conducive to the long-term health of the industry. develop.
Therefore, the focus of the national live pig price regulation in the next few months is to prevent the price from rising too fast.
She said that the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to keep a close eye on the dynamics of the live pig market with relevant departments, and will continue to release the central pork reserves in batches based on the market supply and demand and price situation, and urge and guide the simultaneous release of pork reserves in all regions, and will further increase the investment if necessary. , and strengthen market supervision and guidance to promote the smooth operation of the market and prices.
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