Pigs culled due to African swine fever receive high compensation. Did you get yours in 2019?

According to the "Guiding Opinions on the Implementation of Fiscal Support Policies for Animal Disease Prevention and Control", the state provides compensation to the owners of animals that are forcibly culled in the process of preventing, controlling and eradicating animal diseases. At present, the types of diseases included in the scope of central government subsidies for compulsory culling include foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, H7N9 influenza, peste des petits ruminants, brucellosis, tuberculosis, echinococcosis, glanders and equine infectious anemia. And this year, African swine fever was also included in the scope of compulsory culling subsidies. So how much is the compensation for swine fever culling in 2019? Under what circumstances can you get the subsidy?

African swine fever included in compulsory culling, 1200 yuan subsidy per head

On April 1, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published its reply to a National People's Congress deputy's “Suggestions on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of African Swine Fever”, which disclosed that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs had studied the issue of African swine fever culling, had included African swine fever in the scope of compulsory culling subsidies, and had set the culling subsidy standard at 1200 yuan/head; localities may refine the standard according to factors such as the size and breed of the pigs. The common international practice for culling subsidy standards is generally 50% to 100% of the market price, and China's current culling subsidy standard has reached about 75% of the market price.

1. Specific subsidy standards:

For breeding sows and fattening pigs over 300 jin, the subsidy is 1200 yuan/head;

for fattening pigs of 200 to 300 jin, the subsidy is 800 yuan/head;

for small fattening pigs of 80 to 200 jin, the subsidy is 500 yuan/head;

for feeder pigs of 50 to 80 jin, the subsidy is 300 yuan/head;

for piglets, the subsidy is 200 yuan/head.

Localities may refine the standard according to factors such as the size and breed of the pigs. The common international practice for culling subsidy standards is generally 50%-100% of the market price, and China's current culling subsidy standard has reached about 75% of the market price.

2. These non-compliant situations are not eligible for subsidies

On the morning of July 4, the State Council Information Office held a regular State Council policy briefing to introduce the relevant circumstances of the "Opinions on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of African Swine Fever" recently issued by the General Office of the State Council. Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Yu Kangzhen said that the "Opinions" clearly prohibit the direct use of kitchen waste to feed pigs, and that those who cause an epidemic or the spread of an epidemic by using kitchen waste to feed pigs will not be given culling subsidies and will be held accountable.

In addition to not granting culling subsidies for the illegal use of kitchen leftovers to feed live pigs, the following four situations also cannot get culling subsidies:

1. Moving live pigs out or in without actively reporting for inspection as required.

2. Falsely reporting, concealing, or delaying reporting an epidemic, or otherwise failing to report an epidemic as required.

3. Deliberately selling, transferring, or otherwise privately disposing of diseased pigs.

4. Failing to cooperate in implementing prevention, quarantine, isolation, culling and other control measures.