The price of mutton and eggs dropped slightly before the Spring Festival, supply and demand fell steadily by more than 30% compared with the same period last year.

As the saying goes, "pigs and dogs freeze to death in 3949". It is now the coldest time of year, and many citizens like to eat mutton to keep out the cold. On the 15th, the author visited the supermarket and butchers in Fengdu County and learned that the price of mutton with skin is about 19 yuan / jin, which is slightly lower than that of the same period last year. At the same time, the retail price of eggs is between 3.78 house and 4.3 yuan per jin, which is more than 30% lower than that of the same period last year.

On the same day, in the animal meat products sales area of Fengdu supermarket in the new century, the author saw that mutton in various parts was hung on iron hooks for sale, among which, mutton with skin in hind leg was 19 yuan / jin, mutton with skin in front leg was 17.8 yuan / jin, and lamb chop with skin was 17 yuan / jin. "since entering the Winter Solstice, we have launched a series of mutton with skin on sale. At this time last year, mutton with skin on the hind leg was 21 yuan per jin. This year, the price of mutton has dropped by 10%, and the price of mutton in other parts has also dropped slightly. " The relevant person in charge of the supermarket said.

At that time, it was the rush hour, and the pork stalls on one side were full of customers, while the mutton stalls were somewhat deserted, and few people bought mutton. It is reported that at the end of a day, the supermarket can basically sell the meat of three or four live sheep. Compared with the same period last year, sales are basically flat. Zhang Zonglin makes a living by slaughtering live sheep and selling meat at the Minda Farmers' Market. He said that in recent years, as the price of live sheep has been falling, the price of mutton has gradually declined.

Zhan Yonghui, deputy director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Fengdu County, said that in recent years, the goat breeding industry in the county has developed rapidly, but the number of citizens eating mutton has not increased, resulting in a market supply exceeding demand. "coupled with the concentrated sale of mutton only in winter, due to time constraints, mutton prices are expected to remain stable during the Spring Festival and are unlikely to rise." Zhan Yong will say.

Eggs are also a must when buying Spring Festival goods. On the occasion of Shuren Town, there were egg vendors in the farmers' market selling eggs: "4 yuan per jin, 10 jin less than a dime a jin." Many farmers who rushed to the market gathered around to buy, and most of them bought more than 10 jin each.

Several supermarkets also sell eggs, with a price of between 3.78 and 4.18 yuan per jin on the sign. "the price of eggs is cheap this year. By this time last year, it had already risen to more than 5 yuan per jin." The person in charge of Kaixin supermarket said that although the price has dropped by 30%, the sales volume has not increased compared with the same period last year.

Xia Zhenfu, a large layer farmer in Shifochang Village, Xingyi Town, currently has 17000 laying hens in his farm, with a daily egg production of 1,500,000jin. The products are mainly sold wholesale to the main city and surrounding districts and counties. Over the past week, the wholesale price is 3.3 yuan / jin. "if nearby residents come to buy eggs, I will also sell them at the retail price of 3.50 yuan per jin." Xia Zhenfu said that in the same period last year, the wholesale price of eggs was as high as 4.4 yuan per jin. Generally, eggs laid on the same day can be sent out the next day, but they are currently stranded for three to five days due to poor market demand.

People in the industry believe that there are three main reasons for the decline in egg prices: first, there is an adequate supply of pork and aquatic products, prices are relatively stable, and there is more room for citizens to choose and buy; second, corn prices are lower and breeding costs are lower; and third, the climate is warm this winter, which is conducive to the production of laying hens.