Meat prices have risen for three months in a row, farmers say they have to wait for this one in a year.

Morning News (Reporter promised) Since the end of last year, the national meat prices continue to rise, the national pig prices have risen for nearly three months, rose to 17.46 yuan/kg, of which pork prices rose to 25.45 yuan per kg, piglet prices rose to 26.3 yuan per kg; beef prices rose for 13 weeks, mutton prices rose for 11 weeks, the average price of 47.57 yuan and 49.56 yuan per kg, approaching the 50 yuan mark. For farmers and meat merchants, pre-holiday consumption is the best and even the only opportunity to make money.

Despite the high price of meat, market demand is still rising. Pork accounts for a very high proportion in meat trading. According to the data provided by Xinfadi Market, there is still nearly a month before the Spring Festival, and the number of live pigs on the market is close to that of the peak purchase period one week before New Year's Day, indicating that the market demand for meat is relatively strong before the Spring Festival. According to previous years 'experience, there is still huge volume space in the market demand, which is also the bottom of the rise in meat prices.

"Feed and labor prices have been rising, but slaughterhouses and wholesalers are unwilling to raise the purchase price, and the cost pressure is all we bear." Now that the pressure can be released, the price will naturally rise." According to Mr. Chen, a pig farmer from Hebei Province, wholesalers raised purchase prices from before New Year's Day. "The cost is dead, increase a little more to earn a little more. There is a world of difference between a pig earning more than one hundred and earning more than three hundred." At present, Mr. Chen's pig farm can bring him a profit of about 340 yuan per pig. "A pig that has been raised at a loss for more than half a year can finally live a stable year now." Mr. Chen sighed.

Yang Liqun, who runs meat wholesale in Xinfadi Market, told reporters that meat merchants have been pressed down by market demand for a year, and now they finally have an opportunity. "In the previous market, if you raise the price, you can't sell it, and if you can't make money at a fair price, it's very sad. Now that the consumer market is in a downturn, it's only during the New Year holidays that everyone has money and is willing to spend money, so we have a chance to make money." In recent days, sales in Yang Liqun's store have increased by 30% compared with usual. In the week before the Spring Festival, sales may be more than twice as high as usual. "I've only been waiting for this once a year." Yang Liqun said with a smile.