Pork prices fell for the first time this year, the public did not feel

"Pork fell? No feeling." Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce that last week (July 18-25) the price of pork farmers' market had fallen, which was the first time that the price of pork in Hubei had fallen this year. However, when the reporter visited the supermarket and the vegetable market, he found that due to the small decrease in prices, the public did not feel obvious, and some people did not even feel the price fall.

The lean meat dropped more According to the data released by the Provincial Department of Commerce, the pork price increase trend was eased last week. Among them, the pork farmer's price was 29.74 yuan/kg, down 1.36% on a week-to-week basis, and the lean meat prices fell more This week, the monitoring price was 32.38 yuan/kg, and the weekly decline was 2.06%.

According to analysis by relevant persons from the Provincial Department of Commerce, the decline in the price of pork is mainly related to the weather. Due to the better aquaculture efficiency, there is a positive increase in live pig supply, an increase in the supply of pork, coupled with the increase in temperature, the market demand for pork has become smaller. Therefore, the pork farmer Market prices have also declined. With the increase in pork demand at the end of the year, pork prices may recover slightly, but overall there will be no substantial price increase.

People buy meat and say "no feeling"

Yesterday, the reporter visited several large supermarkets and food markets in Jiangcheng. Many citizens said that they did not feel that pork prices had dropped. A supermarket staff revealed that supermarket pork is now almost zero-profit sales, and from the current price point of view, basically do not see the decline.

“The price of live pigs has dropped, but the market has not yet responded.” A pork seller in Hankou Baofeng Market told the reporter that the purchase price of live pigs has declined slightly, but the market price has not yet declined significantly and the people buy their own homes. The meat is generally small and does not feel too much.

In addition, the staff of Zhongbai Supermarket of a Hongshan family in Wuchang also revealed to reporters that most of the meat prices sold by supermarkets have already fallen below the government’s guidance retail price, which is basically zero profit. The pork in the farmers’ market has declined, but The decrease is too small. According to industry analysts, if you want to wait until the pork market price has dropped significantly, you may have to wait until after the Spring Festival.