On
September
6, Guangdong Wens Food Stuff Group Co., Ltd. (Wens) signed a contract with the
People's Government of Yun'an District, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province on an
integrated pig breeding project. It is reported that Wens intends to invest RMB
1 billion (USD 141.08
million) in Yun’an to build a breeding project that will produce 600,000 pigs
per year. Other supporting constructions including one feed mill with an annual
output of 300,000 tons, three high-efficiency breeding pig centers, and three
technical service centers, one administrative center, etc. After the project is
put into production, 600,000 pigs will be produced each year, with an annual
output value of RMB 1.05 billion (USD 148.13 million), creating about 1,200
jobs.
The pork sales volume of 2018 in Yufu city
was 1,365,300. According to the regulations in this city, the aims in 2019 and
2020 are to produce 1,960,000 pigs and 2,060,000 pigs respectively. Wens’
one-billion-RMB investment plan in a Yun’an breeding project to produce 600,000
pigs offers great security for Yunfu’s future pig supply. Weiguang Ye, a member of Standing Committee of CPC
District Committee, said that the production of pigs will soon be resumed and
the volume of pig production will increase depending on the mature operation
mode of the Wens Group Company, their advanced technology, as well as their
scientific management. The government in Yun’an province will create the
greatest environment and top services for the breeding project. The government
is committed to building a pork supplying plant in Yun’fu province, which will
be the highest quality plant in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
Bay Area.
Officials announce
improvement plan for pork industry
On September 13, the General Office of the State Council issued
an announcement of promoting the transformation and upgrading of pig
production. The announcement mentioned the recent reduction of pork production
and problems of constraints on the long-term development of the pork industry. Some
analysts think that the announcement offers security for stable pig production
and it also shows the right direction of transforming and upgrading the pork industry.
The
Deputy Minister, Kangzhen Yu, said in the news conference, “when it comes to
the decrease of the capacity of pig production and short supplies for pork,
several measures are mentioned in the announcement in the aspects of promoting
and recovering pig production, regulating and managing pig breeding areas,
transporting different kinds pigs and related pig products in an organized
fashion, strengthening the control of African
Swine fever (ASF), and enhancing monitoring
systems of pig production and marketing. Implements of these measures will ensure
pork supply in the market.”
Other
departments also specify measures for delimiting and managing forbidden districts
for livestock and poultry raising. For example, apart from permitted districts
for raising stipulated by laws, no other areas may be used for raising
livestock. The government offers support for the already established farm
households in forbidden districts that wish to cease operation or relocate. The
government plans to give a certain length of time before which farms must cease
operation or relocate, and no “immediate shutdown” will be carried out.
For more information about China’s food and
feed market, please have a look at our resources at Food
and Feed.