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In the first half of 2020, live pigs and sows have maintained momentum towards recovery. At the end of June, the national sow population of 36.29 million heads changed from negative to positive for the first time year-on-year, up 5.49 million head from the end of last year. The current sow population has recovered to represent 81.2% of the herd at the end of 2017.
The live pig population reached 340 million head. In the first half of the year, the number of live pigs was 251.03 million, a decrease of 10.4% compared with the first quarter; pork output was 19.98 million tons, a decrease of 10%. African swine fever has been largely under control, and no major regional animal epidemics occurred in the first half of the year.
Pork prices had fallen for three consecutive months, but recently, prices have risen for six consecutive weeks driven by consumption. The average wholesale price in June was 42.1 yuan per kilogram, up 4.1% from the previous month.
July 24, 2020/ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ China.
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