Why can't pigs be sold, but fat pigs have become hot items? What is the reason?

Under the harm of African swine fever epidemic, pig sources are in short supply all over the country. Because of the customer's demand for pork, pork pigs have become a hot potato during this period. The African swine fever epidemic has been going on for one year. During this period, the epidemic caused great economic losses to the aquaculture industry, and many farmers withdrew pigs here for a long time. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in July, the number of live pigs decreased by 9.4% month-on-month and 32.2% year-on-year. According to the annual demand of 56 million tons of pork, there are 6.7 million tons of pork in China.

At present, the epidemic situation of swine fever in Africa has been weakened a lot, and the epidemic ban has been lifted in most areas. However, the African swine fever epidemic is still under development, and the whole process is very complicated. If vaccination is a very meticulous job, it can't be sloppy at all. Therefore, it will take some time for African swine fever vaccine to enter the market. However, many farmers are not willing to raise pigs during this time interval. They feel that although the epidemic situation of swine fever in Africa has already weakened, there are certain hidden dangers in raising piglets to speed up the replenishment of pigs. In their words, multiple cropping also needs to wait until the former seedlings are put into the market. Therefore, many autotrophic farmers digest piglets internally, while some aquaculture industries that rely on the slaughter rate of fattening pigs are not very interested in the re-breeding of piglets for fear of hidden dangers.

It is said that things are rare. Nowadays, due to the harm of classical swine fever virus, many pigs have died and been killed harmlessly. Therefore, there are only a handful of pigs that meet the safety standards. Pork is so expensive now, of course, you can make money by grabbing live pigs. Listen to the owner of the pork shop here. Going to the slaughterhouse to queue up for pigs every day. If I can't keep up, I may not be able to take the pork home and sell it. Sometimes I just take a little pork and sell it all at once if I can't get it back. On the one hand, some people are afraid to buy pork because of classical swine fever virus, but on the other hand, some people are rushing to buy it. Pork is a hot potato now, and I can make money with a pig in my hand.

It is precisely because of the amazing mortality rate of African swine fever that there are differences between farms, especially in the areas where the epidemic occurred. The price of live pigs suddenly went to the moon, and breeding really made money, which made everyone full of temptations to cultivate, but the hidden dangers were particularly great. If African swine fever comes again, it will be a devastating blow and farms can't afford it. But there is also good news. New progress has been made in the research of African swine fever vaccine in Harbin Veterinary Research Institute. It is said that it can protect pigs from African swine fever virus 100% which is prevalent in China. At this stage, we have started to apply for patents. We firmly believe that African swine fever vaccine will meet the market in the near future. By then, everyone's farms will not be afraid of African swine fever. I hope this day will come soon.