It has to be said that the current price of pork is really high, which has risen from about one catty in 23 yuan to one catty in 31 yuan today. In some places, the price of pork ribs even rose to one catty in 34 yuan to 35 yuan, which made the overall price of pork rise by 85.7%.
According to the statistics of the Bureau of Statistics, in July, the national consumer price rose by 2.7% year-on-year, an increase of 1.2 percentage points over that in June. Among the food prices, pork rose by 85.7%, fresh vegetables by 7.9%, grain by 1.6%, and fresh fruit by 27.7%
. From this data, the price of pork is still very high. Before this round of meat price increase, the price of pork once showed a slight downward trend. So, what caused this? Some experts in the industry said that this round of pork price increase, on the one hand, is due to the gradual recovery of catering services and the expansion of pork demand with the resumption of production by enterprises, and on the other hand, some unfavorable factors have appeared in the production and transportation of live pigs due to the impact of the flood in the south, so the current pork price increase is the result of a combination of many factors.
The expert expressed his views on the trend of pork prices. He said that according to the survey, the number of live pigs is still rising quarter by quarter, and the supply of live pigs is still in a tight balance. That is to say, due to the above-mentioned factors, the overall pork is still in short supply, so the overall pork price is running at a high level, which may last for a short period of time.
as for the 85.7% increase in pork prices, what impact does it have on people's livelihood? The author believes that the most intuitive impression of the rising price of pork is that pork is really unaffordable. Now the price of pork is more than 31 yuan a catty, and it takes hundreds of yuan to weigh a little pork casually, which undoubtedly increases the people's living costs. In addition, with the rising price of pork, the prices of other meats also rise simultaneously. Because the price of pork rises, the number of people who buy pork will drop, but meat is an essential nutritional requirement in daily life, so many people will choose to buy other meats, such as chicken, beef and mutton, fish, etc. If this situation is more serious, the prices of other meats may also rise simultaneously, which undoubtedly further increases the living costs of the people.
In other words, the rise in pork prices will further lead to the simultaneous rise in the prices of other meats, such as chicken, duck, fish and so on. As a result, the people's living consumption burden will undoubtedly increase. If they buy pork or other meats frequently, the daily expenses will increase, and the living consumption level will rise. For some people, the economic pressure will be slightly greater. After all, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) in July has risen by 2.7% year-on-year. If pork prices continue to rise, it may further affect the economy and may also have a certain impact on everyone's daily life. Of course, with the gradual increase of pig slaughter, it is unlikely that the price of pork will continue to rise. I really hope that the price of pork can be restored to a reasonable range as soon as possible, so as to reduce people's living costs.