In a large supermarket on Ningxia Road, the sales price of pork belly has dropped to 29.8 yuan/jin.
While pork prices have dropped, egg prices have also fallen.
Text/Pictures Peninsula Reporter Han Xiaowei
Recently, many island city citizens have felt that the price of pork has changed from rising to falling. On the 18th, Peninsula reporters visited the retail market in the island city and found that the price of pork belly in some places fell below 30 yuan per catty. Statistics show that since the end of October, the price of pork in Qingdao wholesale market has dropped. It is worth mentioning that at the same time, egg prices also fell significantly.
Pork belly fell below 30 yuan per catty
On November 18, a reporter from Peninsula saw in a large supermarket on Ningxia Road that the sales price of pork belly was 29.8 yuan per catty, attracting many customers to buy. "The price has been dropping recently, and I can feel it every time I come here." Mr. Zhang, a citizen, said that this was the first time he had seen the price of pork belly fall below 30 yuan per catty in recent days. He thought it was quite cheap, so he bought some more.
Peninsula reporter learned from the interview that at the retail terminal, pork prices have clearly stopped rising and fallen back recently. Ms. Zhao, who lives in Hong Kong, Licun Village, told Peninsula reporters that at the sales point near her community, the unit price of pork was around 36 yuan per catty some time ago. Recently, the price has dropped to 31 yuan per catty.
Pork prices have dropped since the end of October
Statistics show that pork prices have stopped rising and have fallen. The 45th week (November 4th to November 10th) Shandong Province livestock product market analysis released by the Science and Technology and Market Information Department of the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau and the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry General Station shows that in the 45th week, the price of pigs in our province fell from the high level. , showing a consolidation trend. According to fixed-point monitoring of prices in 26 markets across the province, the average slaughter price of pigs in the province in the 45th week was 18.82 yuan/catty, down 5.64% from the previous month. The national pig price trend shows a trend of high in the south and low in the north. The national average price is 19.06 yuan/jin, and our province is 0.24 yuan/jin lower than the national average price. Pork prices fell back lower. As of the 45th weekend, the average price in the province was 31.21 yuan/jin, a month-on-month decrease of 1.37%.
Regarding the situation in Qingdao, Peninsula reporters logged on to the official website of Qingdao Chengyang Vegetable and Aquatic Products Wholesale Market and learned that the price of pork belly has been declining recently. Among them, the middle price on October 27 was 34 yuan/jin; on October 30, the middle price was 33 yuan/jin; after maintaining stability for a period of time, the middle price on November 12 was 31.5 yuan/jin; on November 18 The median price of pork belly is 26.5 yuan/jin.
According to data released by the Qingdao Origin Agricultural Products Price Information Network, from October 24 to November 18, the price of pork belly showed a downward trend, falling from 34 yuan/jin to 26.5 yuan/jin, a decrease of 22%.
Three reasons have caused the price of pigs to fall
Regarding the recent trend of pig prices in our province, experts from the Science and Technology and Market Information Department of the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau and the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry Station believe that the correction of pig prices is mainly based on three reasons. : First, the market adjusts itself. After the rapid rise in pig prices, there is a need for correction. Moreover, under the high pig prices, pork consumption has been significantly suppressed and consumption has dropped significantly. According to the monitoring of 17 trading markets by the Provincial Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, The trading volume of the weekly pig market fell by 41.92% year-on-year and 1.44% month-on-month; secondly, the game between the slaughtering end and the breeding end intensified. The high prices in the early stage caused the costs of slaughterhouses and pork dealers to rise, and the slaughtering and sales volume also decreased accordingly. The slaughtering end appeared The third is caused by the law of breeding, which is mainly caused by the rapid rise in pig prices in the past two weeks. In addition, some small and medium-sized farmers have the mentality of "sell when the price falls but not when the price rises". Once the pig price decline starts, On the contrary, it has accelerated the panic of some farmers, and downstream slaughtering companies have taken advantage of the trend to lower prices, further promoting the price decline.
Since August 21, the executive meetings of the State Council have focused on pork prices four times in more than two months. With intensive deployment, various departments and localities have also taken a series of measures to curb the rise in pork prices and ensure a "vegetable basket" for citizens. So far, the effect is obvious. According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, since October, the national breeding sow population has stopped falling and rebounded from the previous month, and the month-on-month decline in the live pig population has significantly narrowed.
Actively taking measures to increase supply
Peninsula reporters learned that since the beginning of this year, affected by the African swine fever epidemic and the pig cycle, my country's pig production capacity has experienced a cliff-like decline, and Qingdao has also been affected to a certain extent.To this end, the Qingdao Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau has recently taken active measures to promote pig production and ensure market supply. At present, the city's pig supply is basically stable. These measures include increasing the supply of meat substitutes, fully improving pig production capacity, and increasing financial support.
In terms of improving pig production capacity, Qingdao City insists on attracting investment to expand production capacity. Two large-scale pig breeding and slaughtering projects have been introduced by the Russian Agriculture Group and the New Hope Group, and it is expected that an additional 5 million pigs will be slaughtered annually. It is reported that the Municipal Finance Bureau and the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau recently issued the "Notice on Supporting Stable Pig Production and Guaranteeing Market Supply" (Qingcainong [2019] No. 39). The insurance amount will be temporarily increased from May 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, and the insurance amount for fertile sows will be increased from 1,200 yuan to 1,500 yuan per head; the loan interest discount policy for breeding pig farms and large-scale pig farms will be implemented during the period Extended to December 31, 2020, during the extension period, the scope of interest discounts will be expanded, and construction funds used by breeding pig farms and large-scale pig farms to build, renovate and expand pig farms will be included in the scope of support. Support major pig breeding counties to subsidize the purchase and use of semen from improved pigs and promote artificial insemination technology. The annual subsidy for each fertile sow shall not exceed 40 yuan.
■Link Meat prices across the country have stopped rising and fallen back. Egg prices in our province have fallen back from their highs.
A number of official data released recently show that pork prices have stopped rising and falling. The "combination punch" policy of "guaranteing supply and stabilizing prices" has shown effective results.
Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 15th that pig and pork prices have begun to fall since November. In the future, with the further implementation of support policies, pig production will gradually recover. According to statistics from reporters, this is the first time since November that pork prices have declined for five consecutive days.
Speaking of price reductions, in addition to pork, many citizens have also noticed that egg prices are also declining. In this large supermarket, the price of a pound of fresh eggs is 5.4 yuan; and Ms. Zhao said that in the shops around her community, eggs have dropped from 6.2 yuan per catty to more than 5 yuan in the past half month. , a significant decrease.
Through the Qingdao Origin Agricultural Products Price Information Network, Peninsula reporters learned that around the beginning of November, the egg wholesale market price exceeded 6 yuan per catty, and then began to fluctuate and decline. In recent days, the wholesale price per catty has been around 5.5 yuan, a significant decrease.
According to the 45th week (November 4th to November 10th) Shandong Province livestock product market analysis released by the Science and Technology and Market Information Department of the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau and the Shandong Provincial Animal Husbandry General Station, in the 45th week, the price of eggs in our province reached a high fall back. The average egg sales price this week was 5.79 yuan/jin, a month-on-month decrease of 1.36%.
Livestock experts believe that the fall in egg prices is the market's own adjustment behavior in response to high prices, and is closely related to changes in pork prices. The sharp rise in pork prices is the driving force behind the overall price increase of animal protein commodities this year, and the same is true for eggs. At the same time, the rhythm of the egg industry's own trade and the farming mentality of farmers cannot be ignored. Among them, traders have a "fear of heights" and their willingness and ability to stock are limited. Channel inventories have not been effectively improved, resulting in more drastic price adjustments.
