In the first half of the year, the cost of pig production in Xinjiang increased

The reporter learned from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission on the 31st that the summary results of pig production costs and income from the first half of 2012 in eight counties in seven prefectures and cities in Xinjiang showed that although the live pig sales in the first half of the year were relatively satisfactory, the actual increase in income was not Because of the rising cost of raising pigs.

The Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission believes that the main reasons affecting the increase in live pig production costs in the first half of the year are: On the one hand, the labor costs for hog production have risen sharply. With the accelerating pace of urbanization throughout the country, rural labor forces have largely shifted to the non-agricultural sector. The number of young and middle-aged laborers engaged in agricultural production in rural areas has been decreasing, leading to a 30% increase in the cost of rural hog farming laborers over the previous year. On the other hand, feed costs have risen. The current corn market price is about 2.35 yuan/kg, up 20% year-on-year; the market price of soybean meal is about 3.5 yuan/kg, up about 10% year-on-year. Affected by the increase in feed, transportation prices, and increased labor costs, although the sales of hogs in the first half of the year were relatively satisfactory, the actual increase in income was small.