The clenbuterol incident led to a 15% increase in pork prices due to insufficient supply in Beijing.

Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Shuangqiao market that over the past month, pork prices in the Beijing market have continued to rise. It rose by about 15% in January.

Market monitoring showed that the price of white striped pig (fat) in Shuangqiao market was 9.9 yuan ∕ jin yesterday, up 15.1% from 8.6 yuan ∕ jin in the same period last month. The price of white striped pig (thin) is 10.8 yuan ∕ jin, which is 18% higher than that of 9.15 yuan ∕ jin in the same period last month. The prices of other meats also rose slightly.

Shuangqiao market analysts pointed out that the rise in pork prices is mainly due to the occurrence of the "clenbuterol" incident, which greatly reduced the amount of pork produced in Henan into Beijing, resulting in an insufficient supply of goods. and the recent rise in labor costs and feed costs. It is predicted that with the resolution of the "clenbuterol" incident, and the gradual fading of its impact, coupled with the increase in the number of live pigs, the price of pork will stabilize in the future.

According to another introduction, the current price of new garlic on the market is 2.2 yuan per jin, a monthly decline of 28.8%. Compared with the same period last year, it decreased by about 12.9%.