The reason for the increase in domestic beef prices is that the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic has led to a decrease in imported beef and insufficient supply, so prices have increased.

Throughout 2020 and the beginning of 2021, the new crown epidemic broke out in many countries around the world. Because some so-called developed countries such as Europe and the United States did not pay attention to epidemic prevention and control, the current number of deaths from the global epidemic has exceeded hundreds. With a population of 10,000, prices are rising, especially as China approaches the Spring Festival. Pork prices tend to be more stable than usual, but domestic beef prices have risen, because China's domestic beef production is far It is far from meeting the needs of the people and needs to be imported. However, this year due to the global epidemic, the amount of imported beef has decreased significantly. Therefore, the inability to satisfy the supply and demand relationship is the main reason for the rise in beef prices. 1. Decrease in imported meat

Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 and 2021, meat food prices are on the rise globally. Although there are a lot of meat products in China. However, most of China's beef is imported. Domestic production of beef cannot meet domestic demand. However, due to transportation conditions and other reasons, beef needs to be frozen and stored, but too low temperatures also greatly increase the survival rate of the new coronavirus. Therefore, according to the impact and changes of the global epidemic, the amount of beef imported by China in 2020 and 2021 is larger than in previous years. The magnitude of the decrease has also resulted in domestic beef production being unable to meet the current supply and demand relationship in the market, causing domestic beef prices to rise during the Spring Festival. 2. Fewer live livestock imports from abroad

The beef products used in many Western restaurants in China are imported from abroad. In addition to fresh meat products imported from abroad, China also imports some live livestock, such as live cattle, live sheep, etc. However, due to the global new coronavirus outbreak in 2020, it will have an impact on the overall global ecological environment. The failure of major beef-producing countries to prevent and control the epidemic has resulted in meat products and animals being infected with the new coronavirus. In particular, positive reports of imported frozen food have been found to contain the new coronavirus. In just two months in January and February 2021, it was revealed in China that the outer packaging of cherries, ice cream, and Chia Tai Foods all contained positive data for the new coronavirus. The occurrence of these incidents made people once again worry about their own safety. For safety reasons, the purchase of some live animals and meat products from the import side has been greatly reduced.

In short, since the global outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the prices of many domestic products have been on the rise. Not only meat products, but also fruits and agricultural and sideline products that we eat every day. At the beginning of 2020, the price of domestic pork was twice the current price of pork. However, after the domestic epidemic was brought under control, domestic pork prices slowly fell back to daily prices. But for some domestic meat products, which are mostly imported, prices are still rising. Therefore, with the arrival of the Chinese New Year, the price of domestic beef is on the rise. In addition to being affected by the New Year's shopping enthusiasm, a large part of the reason is that China's reduction in beef imports has affected domestic beef prices, which ultimately led to an increase in China's domestic beef prices20.