The retail price of pork in 36 big and medium-sized cities in China fell slightly for the fifth week in a row amid the government efforts to guarantee pork production and supply, sources from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Monday.
According to the NDRC's price supervision centre, the average pork price in the cities was 25.56 yuan ( 3.5 U.S. dollars) per kilogram last week, 1.08 percent lower than the week before and 8.39 percent lower than Aug. 9, the highest ever.
The pork price hike in China was in line with international prices, said Patrick Moore, president of the International Meat Secretariat (IMS), who was speaking at the fourth IMS World Pork Conference in Nanjing from Sep. 14 to 17.
Moore said the main reason for worldwide pork price rises was the increasing demand and pig-raising costs. Although China consumed half the world's pork output, the temporary price hike would not seriously affect the market.
Prices would stabilize early next year, as the government made efforts to guarantee farmers' incomes and benefits, said Deng Fujiang, vice chairman of the China Meat Association .
The retail prices of beef, mutton and chicken rose slightly last week by 1.28 percent, 1.35 percent and 1.29 percent respectively, while eggs were down 0.41 percent from the week before.
国家发改委周一发布消息称,由于政府采取措施保障猪肉生产供应,36座大中城市的猪肉零售价格已经连续5周小幅下调.
据发改委价格司的报道,上周城市猪肉均价为25.56元(合3.5美元)每公斤,比其前一周下跌百分之1.08,相比历史最高点8月9日降低了百分之8.39.
9月14日至17日间,世界猪肉大会在南京召开,世界肉类组织(IMS)主席帕特里克-摩尔在会上说,中国国内猪肉价格的攀升是与世界市场的行情相一致的.
摩尔还说,猪肉需求的不断增长和生猪饲养成本的日益提高是造成全球肉价走高的主要原因.
虽然中国猪肉消费的份额占到世界总产出的一半,但此次肉价的暂时上涨不会严重影响(总的)市场局势.
中国肉类协会副主席邓富江说,得益于政府在提高养猪户收益方面所作的努力,猪肉价格在明年初将会稳定下来.
上周,牛肉,羊肉,鸡肉的价格也有轻微上浮,分别上涨了百分之1.28,百分之1.35和百分之1.29.而同期鸡蛋价格下降了百分之0.41.
