People's Daily: follow the association to save worry and make money

Specialized service saves effort and worry

"in the past, I used to worry about big and small things on my own. After joining the association, raising pigs became easy and labor-saving." After raising pigs for more than 20 years, Li Meisheng said that only now can he find a way.

Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province is a major county in which pigs are transferred out of the country, with more than 1 million pigs a year, and pig raising is an important source of income for farmers.

In 2004, Li Meisheng failed to do a good job in epidemic prevention and caught up with classical swine fever. Most of the pigs who were about to go out of the pen died, resulting in a loss of more than 70,000 yuan. In 2007, he joined the Changfu Town Pig farming Association, which contacted Green Ring Animal Husbandry Group for epidemic prevention and vaccination to arrange door-to-door services for professionals. It not only saves worry about epidemic prevention, but also saves money on buying feed. "I made a phone call the day before, and the next day the company sent a car to deliver it. A car is expected to be more than 70 yuan cheaper than on the market."

Lao Li also tasted the benefits of standardized farming. "the standardized pig house has a good environment, and pigs eat well, sleep soundly and get less disease. The hurdle cycle is half a month earlier than in the past, and the average cost of each pig is reduced by more than 100 yuan. "

To make Li Meisheng happier, the variety has been improved. "in the old days, one sow gave birth to no more than seven or eight young a year. In the current new breed, each sow can produce up to 16 babies a year, and the ratio of feed to meat is high. Raising a pig can save more than 70 yuan, and when it comes out of the pen, it is 30 to 40 cents higher than ordinary pigs per kilogram. "

"in recent years, with Jiangxi Luhuan Animal Husbandry Group as the leader, we have implemented the business model of 'company + association + farmers'. More than 30 pig farming associations have been set up in the city, and more than 70% of the farmers have joined. Take pig farming association as a link to improve the degree of organization of pig production and reduce their breeding risk. " Zou Shaolin, director of the Municipal Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, said that at present, the coverage rate of improved pig breeding and good methods in the city has reached 70%. Sows have an average annual production of 12 piglets, and the pig mortality rate has been controlled below 5%.

Market-oriented service to solve the problem of selling

Raising pigs well, but also to avoid market risks, farmers can make money.

At the pig farm of Wang Lingang, a big pig farmer in Xibao Village, Lujiang Street, a group of farmers were busy catching pigs, weighing and loading cars. After a while, 300 pigs were loaded with two full cars. "according to the market information of the association, this batch of pigs sold for 14.8 yuan per kilogram, 20 cents higher than the market price." Wang Lingang said happily.

Wang Lingang said that in the past, farmers only followed their feelings about the pig price market, and they were often unable to step on the spot. "Pig prices rose sharply at the end of 2007, and the price of hairy pigs reached 18 yuan / kg. I took advantage of the good market to fill the fence. Unexpectedly, in 2008, the supply of live pigs in the national market exceeded demand, and prices fell all the way, resulting in a total loss of more than 100,000 yuan that year."

In 2010, when he joined the Xibao Village Pig Professional Association, Wang Lingang had more channels to find out about pig prices all over the country. "the association has set up a fleet of 48 transport vehicles and set up 23 long-term pig purchase sites in Liaoning, Shandong, Jilin and other places." Wang Lingang said that these sales outlets scattered all over the country have become "downwind ears" for the association to obtain market information. No matter where there is a change in the market, the association can always know at the first time and spread the news to farmers.

Although the pig market is cloudy and sunny, with the help of the association, Wang Lingang has successfully avoided the trough of pig prices several times in recent years and recovered a loss of more than 300,000 yuan.

It is understood that more than 80% of the associations in Zhangshu City have set up pig sales teams, and the pig sales network covers 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, with annual sales of more than 1 million pigs, with sales reaching 1.5 billion yuan.

In recent years, pig prices seem to have been on a "roller coaster". Wang Dongxin, president of Green Ring Animal Husbandry Group, who has been in the industry for nearly 20 years, said bluntly that he did not understand it. He believes that the key to effectively reduce the risk of pig breeding market is to change the traditional logistics mode based on live transportation and develop the deep processing industry on the spot.