China's agriculture ministry assessment of hog production situation is not optimistic, make every attempt stable production

This evening, the Ministry of Agriculture concerned people in charge to stabilize hog production reporters, since the Spring Festival, the continued low prices of live pigs, breeding loss expands ceaselessly, broad farm door production enthusiasm shock. In general, the current hog production situation is not optimistic.
According to the Ministry of agriculture, the fourth week of March national live pig average price is every kilograms 9.85 yuan, less than a week before fall 2.3%; the average price of pork 16.98 yuan, less than a week before fall 1.9%. As of now, vivid pig and pork price drop continuously respectively 12 and 11 weeks, the cumulative decline in respectively 19.7% and 12.5%; compared to the same period last year, down 12.6% and 9.8% respectively.
The Ministry of agriculture investigation shows, at present pig price drops continuously, feed, hydropower and other the cost that raise a pig still rise, which feed raw materials or the most obvious. Farmers face losses continue to expand. Liaoning, Henan, Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong and some other advocate produce province reflect, at present pig farmers to slaughter 1 pigs depleted in 150-200 yuan.
That the Ministry of agriculture, due to the current market of pork consumption not flourishing, together with corn, artificial breeding costs continued to run high, is expected to May of this year before live pig price generally will remain stagnant, the loss that may continue for a period of time.
The agricultural sector of the current pig production is facing a grim situation seriously highly, has adopted comprehensive measures, make every attempt to stabilize hog production, prevent pig cheap is hurt farming, protect the enthusiasm of farmer breed aquatics.
According to the analysis, the short term, live pig price still will continue downward, the next step, the Ministry of agriculture to stabilize hog production, strengthen the major epidemic disease prevention and control as a priority, strengthen and promote the sustained and stable development of pig production.
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