Increase the pressure on farmers to sell piglets to make quick money

Although most industry experts believe that pig prices in China will not plummet in a short period of time, the state has also issued policies to support the construction of large-scale standardized farms and residential areas, subsidizing farmers (farms) according to the standard of 100 yuan per sow. However, in the face of higher and higher raw material prices and increasingly stringent environmental protection targets, coupled with the characteristics of long pig raising cycle, slow return of funds, and great difficulty in epidemic prevention and control, many farmers have complained to the author that the pressure of raising pigs is getting bigger and bigger. The cycle of pigs from birth to listing is 5 months to 6 months. During this period, there are two things that worry most every day: one is the occurrence of epidemic disease, and the other is the collapse of pig prices. This kind of worry and panic is especially common among small and medium-sized farmers.

In the first week after the National Day, the pig price market made waves again, with the national average price of live pigs falling to 18.36 yuan / kg on the 16th, a new low in recent months. Industry insiders believe that the main reason is the current small-scale epidemic in some parts of the country, causing farmers in other parts of the country to go out in panic, resulting in a sharp drop in pig prices. People in the industry suggest that farmers should pay close attention to the occurrence of pig disease in the local and surrounding areas, as well as the situation of farmers around them, and comprehensively consider profits and risks.

At the beginning of the year, Boss Zhu of a 10,000 pig farm in Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province, worried that the epidemic would lead to a drop in pig prices and would lose money, so this year he adopted a different business strategy-not selling pigs, but selling all pigs instead.

"since the beginning of this year, only 60-day-old 30-jin Sanyuan piglets have been sold," Boss Zhu told me a few days ago. "before October this year, each pig could sell for about 830 yuan, and each pig could make a profit of 250 yuan to 350 yuan. after the National Day, it fell to 760 yuan. although the profit has declined slightly, the investment is realized quickly, and the cash is in hand, and I feel at ease." Not long ago, after selling a truckload of pigs, he immediately brought back a new car from the dealership.

The main purpose of selling piglets is to ensure profits and avoid risks. Boss Zhu said that selling piglets quickly when the price of pigs is high can make the money flow back more quickly than selling pigs. The highest price of pigs this year is also the season when the disease is most likely to break out, and piglets are also sold at the same time under the pressure of disease prevention and control.

Boss Zhu also took into account raw materials and costs when making decision changes: "the longer pigs are raised, the longer the risk exists, and selling piglets can reduce the risk tolerance time of four months." And now the price of raw material corn has been rising, the longer we keep it, the less we may earn. We only earn the first bucket of gold in front of us, which is safer. At the same time, the smaller the stock (especially pigs), the less fecal pollutants will be discharged, which reduces the consumption of water and electricity and saves costs. " Lin Yuankang Jiang Yongqiang