A single week of beef prices rose nearly 30% of beef into table luxury goods

Since the beginning of this year, the price of beef in Hefei has been operating at a high level, especially in the last two months. The price of beef has increased by nearly 30% in one week, and the retail price of beef has reached 44 yuan/kg in recent days. Autumn and winter season is the peak season for beef consumption. Experts predict that the price of beef may continue to rise in the near future.

What are the reasons for pushing up beef prices? Zhang Shangkun, senior livestock clerk of the Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture Bureau of Hefei City, analyzed that the four major factors led to price hikes in Hefei. First, the source price of beef cattle has risen faster; second, the stock of beef cattle is continuously declining, and the source of cattle is short; third, the comparative benefit of the cattle industry is still very low; fourth, 95% of Hefei beef is imported, and there is no “pricing right".

Zhang Shangkun explained that the animal husbandry and husbandry industry in Hefei is dominated by live pigs and poultry, livestock and livestock are relatively weak, and the scale of beef cattle farms is almost zero. A large amount of beef consumption, increased input costs, and many middleman links have pushed prices up. The first source of cattle in Hefei City is from Oubei, and the second is from Shandong, Inner Mongolia, and Henan in other provinces. It is understood that at present these areas, the main components of cattle feed and corn and soybean meal prices are rising, corn is now about 1.2 yuan per catty, and this year's main maize production areas suffered from insect pests, wind disaster, the future price is likely to continue to rise In addition, the price of basic yaks has increased by 40%, and farmers' costs have risen sharply.

“From the feedback of beef cattle breeding sites, the number of stocks continued to decline, and there was a shortage of cattle resources, especially for prolific cows. The price was high and the supply of cattle was in short supply. The price was 2,000 yuan more than last year.” said Zhang Shangkun, Is a single fetus, breeding only one child a year, breeding and fattening cycle is long, cows used for breeding, calves used for fattening market, it is difficult to quickly increase the number of stocks in the short term, therefore, shortage of cattle source, will certainly promote beef Price increased.