What issues should be considered when raising pigs in 2019?
The pig farming industry was hit fairly hard in 2018. First, the clean-up of environmental protection issues had a certain impact on farmers, and then the ravages of African swine fever brought an even deeper impact on everyone. As a result, the swine fever incident was not completely over even by the end of the year, so as 2019 arrives, what issues should be considered when raising pigs?
1. Pig farm pollution issues
The pollution problem in the farming industry has always been fairly serious, especially in places with farms nearby, where people often file complaints. It was not really cleaned up before because some other industries with even more serious pollution were taking the brunt. As environmental protection attracts more and more social attention, and as environmental clean-up in some other industries is being carried out on a large scale, pollution from pig farming is very likely to become a difficult issue everyone has to face in 2019. So friends who raise pigs this year need to think carefully about how to handle this pollution problem when raising pigs.
2. African swine fever
The ravages of African swine fever dealt a heavy blow to pig farmers. In particular, the swine fever around 2018 lasted for more than half a year. Although the heat of attention on it is declining, before it is completely resolved, this impact will always exist. Especially toward the end of the year, cases still occasionally popped up, seriously affecting the peak sales period during the holidays. When raising pigs in 2019, this is also an issue everyone needs to consider, because this is a persistent infectious disease. Are you ready for how to deal with swine fever?
3. Restrictions on cross-provincial transport
Cross-provincial transport has been fully rolled out because of the impact of African swine fever. Many places no longer allow cross-provincial transport of live pigs, which has led to pork prices in some farming provinces showing polarization. Pig farming was chosen for expansion because transport was becoming increasingly convenient, but now some friends may face heavy losses. Relying only on internal consumption is not ideal, because after cross-provincial transport is restricted, everyone is thinking about internal consumption. So in 2019, when farming, everyone should learn more about their local market and see whether there is still any room left.
4. Market price issues
Pork prices have generally been fairly stable. Although the profit per unit is relatively low, farmers raise them in large numbers. But due to the impact of swine fever, pork prices already showed a downward trend at the end of 2018. Second, farming costs are also slowly rising. In the past, some crops in rural areas were basically processed into green feed, but with the development of science and technology, these things now have more profitable uses and have seized part of the market. Now green feed output is relatively lower than before, while pig farming must use this feed, and this has also raised farming costs to a certain extent.
The above issues all need to be carefully considered when raising pigs this year, since they are all closely tied to one's own interests. In 2019, everyone should slightly adjust their mindset about pig farming. The first half of the year will be relatively harder to get through.