Is Pig Farming Allowed in Rural Areas in 2018, Plus Market Prospects, Trends and Latest Prices
Pigs are one of humanity's domesticated animals and one of the most widely farmed livestock and poultry species. But the wave of environmentally friendly farming regulations in recent years has left many rural pig farmers worried: Is pig farming still allowed in rural areas in 2018? What are the market prospects and trends? And as national environmental policy requirements continue to rise, the cost of pig farming will also keep increasing. As pig farmers, it is time to abandon the traditional pig farming model. The focus of future pig farming should shift toward paying attention to farming cost accounting and environmentally friendly manure treatment.
Is pig farming still allowed in rural areas in 2018?
The answer to this question is definitely that farming is allowed. However, with the introduction of the environmental protection tax, large-scale and industrialized pig farming is the only way forward for the future development of pig farming. And if you want to make money raising pigs in 2018, then according to national guidance, you need to transform and upgrade the farming industry to have a better chance:
1. Moderate scale (combining farming and planting is the fundamental solution to pig farming's environmental problems)
China's rural population is enormous. It is necessary to develop moderate-scale farming, not deliberately pursuing scale, but developing an appropriate scale within limited space. Through combining farming and planting, and with the help of biotechnology such as fermentation and silage, mid-to-low-grade feed ingredients can be converted into high-quality or usable animal feed, and animal waste such as manure can be converted into safe organic fertilizer, achieving ecological circular farming. Although the pig production level is slightly lower, the comprehensive economic benefits are considerable.
2. Smart pig farming (intelligentization is the most effective means of liberating humanity)
Through technologies such as intelligent sensing, automatic control, and monitoring and early warning, the level of farming production can be raised, work efficiency improved, and energy and input consumption reduced. Pig farm managers can conveniently view information on each pig, thereby achieving precise feeding and data management for sows, and realizing farm feeding, precision farming, and smart pig farming.
3. Low carbon emissions (comprehensively reducing atmospheric pollution through internal emission reduction and external volume reduction)
According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the livestock industry is one of the major industries for greenhouse gas emissions. Its chlorine emissions account for 2/3 of the global total, and its methane emissions account for 1/3 of the global total. Among different livestock species, although cattle rank first in emissions, because China has far more pigs than cattle, the total emissions from the pig farming industry are also very large. Without low-carbon livestock farming, there is no low-carbon life. Solving the carbon emission problem of the pig farming industry is an important task for future work.
What are the market prospects and trends for pigs in 2018?
1. In terms of pig farming, relevant documents proposed stabilizing pig production and guiding production capacity to shift toward areas with large environmental capacity and major corn-producing regions. It is now close to the second half of 2017, and the impact of environmental protection policies is gradually diminishing. As small and medium-sized scattered farmers are phased out, large-scale and standardized farming enterprises are accelerating expansion, and industry concentration will increase significantly.
2. With the impact of corn supply-side reform, corn inventories are gradually decreasing, and supply will also tend to become relatively tight. Soybean meal prices are rebounding, the pig-to-grain ratio is further declining, and overall feed costs are rising. Moreover, at the current stage, piglet prices remain high, further increasing the risk of pig farming.
3. From January to May this year, the cumulative slaughter volume of designated pig slaughter enterprises above designated size in China was 86.57 million head, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%. The tight situation on the pork supply side has been alleviated to a certain extent. At the same time, the off-season for consumption has led to a decline in demand. The first half of each year is usually the stage when pork consumption shifts from peak to off-peak. Under the superimposed influence of seasonal factors, the continuous weakening of consumption will further pull back pork prices. In addition, since the beginning of the year, the prices of poultry meat and poultry eggs have continued to fall and remain at low levels, replacing pork consumption to a certain extent.
4. If a pig farm has 500 pigs in stock, its tax payable is:
500 pigs x 1 equivalent x (1.2+1.4) yuan = 1300 yuan
If solid manure and other waste are included, each pig should pay at least 2.6 yuan or more in tax. However, if the concentration of pollutants is more than 50% below the emission standard and does not exceed the total pollutant emission control limit, the levy shall be halved within a certain period.
If the concentration of water pollutants is more than 50% below the pollutant emission standards set by the state or local authorities, and does not exceed the total pollutant emission control target, the people's government of a province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government may decide to halve the environmental protection tax within a certain period.