Rapid growth of live pig production in Henan Province in the first quarter

Introduction: in the first quarter of this year, Henan's animal husbandry production maintained a good development force The output of main animal products increased steadily, the production of live pigs grew rapidly, and the production and sales were booming According to the latest survey provided by the Henan Provincial Agricultural dispatching team, in the first quarter, the price of live pigs in Henan Province rose month by month, and the breeding households made up the fences actively, with a strong momentum of development There were 18.4262 million live pigs and 1.4079 million tons of pork in the province, up 7.5% and 6.2% year on year At the end of the first quarter, there were 37.5503 million live pigs in the province, up 5.7% year on year In recent years, the governments and relevant production departments in pig production areas have actively supported pig production Under the influence of "SARS" last year, and the market pork price has been depressed for a long time, the big counties and main production areas of pig production have vigorously promoted the production of high-quality pigs with purebred boars, dual sows and ternary commercial pigs Through high-quality prices, the pig market has been consolidated and stable Pig production effectively protects the strength of pig production In 2004, the "bird flu epidemic" broke out in various provinces, regions and neighboring countries As a result, the consumption of poultry meat and eggs and the quantity of transferred pork decreased sharply, and the consumption of pork and the quantity of transferred poultry increased relatively In particular, after the "bird flu" epidemic occurred in Zhumadian, Henan Province in February, the price of pigs rose in an all-round way According to the survey, in the first quarter, the average price of live pig and pork were 8.06 yuan / kg and 12.322 yuan / kg respectively, 53.5% and 38.1% higher than that of the same period of last year The price of pig food reached 6.7:1, far exceeding 5.5:; 1 The average cost level of 1, the benefit of the pig industry is good, and the enthusiasm of the breeders to supplement the market is high, which makes the production and marketing of live pig in Henan appear Two strong momentum According to the latest figures provided by Henan provincial agricultural research team, due to the current small stock of sows in Henan Province, the supply of piglets is in short supply In 2003, due to the serious reduction of autumn grain, feed prices rose, sows were raised less, and the year-end increase in stock slowed to 4.8% from about 10% in the past five years As a result, the supply of piglets is in short supply and the price is soaring In March, the price of piglets rose rapidly to 10.33 yuan / kg, an increase of 65.5% compared with the same period of last year, 2.1 yuan / kg higher than that of this year's January, an increase of 25.5% In some counties in South Henan, the price of piglets was as high as 20 yuan / kg, and there was a phenomenon of whether there was a price in the piglet trading market and whether there was a market, and farmers were looking forward to making up the market The "basket ear disease" of pigs leads to serious abortion of sows, which is one of the reasons for the shortage of piglets supply in Henan this spring The relevant departments should strengthen the means of epidemic monitoring, strengthen epidemic prevention, improve the ability of Henan animal husbandry production to resist disasters, and ensure the sustainable and healthy development of animal husbandry.