Forecast of 2019 Meat Duck Price Trends: Will They Rise?

Chicken, duck, and fish are common dishes on Chinese dinner tables, and demand for them is very high. People also pay close attention to their prices. So what are meat duck prices like? Will they rise?

1. What are meat duck prices like in 2019?

Starting from the beginning of 2019, meat duck prices kept rising continuously. Ducks in southern regions in particular stayed at high prices the whole time. In the middle of the year, African swine fever also had an impact, causing a large drop in pork production and pushing duck meat prices up further. At present, meat duck price trends differ between north and south: prices in the north are a bit lower, while prices in the south are a bit higher. Currently, meat duck prices in the south are around 25-35 yuan per kg, while meat duck prices in the north are around 20-30 yuan per kg. The exact price depends on local market conditions.

2. Will meat duck prices rise later on?

Meat duck prices may continue to rise later on, mainly for the following reasons.

1. Market meat prices were affected by African swine fever, and the meat supply across the whole market decreased. Meat prices all rose by a certain margin, and the meat market supply is still relatively tight at present.

2. From July to August, due to the impact of high temperatures, duck farming was relatively difficult, the number of large-specification meat ducks sent to market was limited, and supply and demand were both relatively low; under pressure from both supply and demand, prices remained high the whole time.

3. After entering the second half of the year, the weather gradually turned colder and the peak season for duck sales began. Demand will increase further, while supply is already showing signs of shortage, so meat duck prices may continue to rise later on.

3. Development trends of the meat duck farming industry

1. At present, China has modern production models for both meat ducks and egg ducks, but by drawing on the development experience of the pig, chicken, and other farming industries, it started from a very high baseline, and an industrialized structure is rapidly taking shape. A number of large leading enterprises with strong competitiveness have emerged in the country, adopting the production model of company plus farmers, or company plus base plus farmers. This has greatly promoted the development of meat ducks. Meat duck farming will become more and more specialized later on, and its hygiene, safety, and nutrition standards will become higher and higher. The prospects for meat duck farming are still quite good.