Ministry of commerce: pork prices down 30% from a year earlier

Xinhua Beijing, June 15 (Xinhua Zhu Liyi, Remin) Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian 15th said, the pork supply increased, seasonal decline in consumption, and other factors, the recent average pork wholesale price down 30%. Yao said domestic pork prices have continued to fall recently.　　According to the monitoring, June 11, the country's major cities, the overall average pork wholesale price of 14.12 yuan per kilogram, down 24.2% from the beginning of the year, down 33.7%. In order to prevent the price of pigs from falling too much, stable pig production, approved by the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce on June 13 launched the procurement of frozen pork.　　The specific purchasing and storing work uses the electronic bidding method to determine the processing enterprise and the price.　　Yao said that the frozen pork will reduce the supply of pig and pork market to a certain extent, to prevent the price of pigs from falling too much, to protect farmers ' interests and to promote the income of peasants. The state to carry out frozen meat and stockpiling recommended farmers continue to adjust the culture structure according to the National Development and Reform Commission 15th, the State Council approved the national authorities have been in the country to carry out the frozen meat, to stabilize the production market, to prevent pig breeding large area loss and too much damage to the interests of farmers.