Pork in my country now costs more than ten yuan per catty, and even during special periods it has risen to tens of yuan per catty. But pork only costs about 4 yuan in the United States, which makes people feel that it is simply a cabbage price. Many people are even very confused. If the price of pork in the United States is so low, won't we lose money? China is a big consumer of pork, so people very much hope that the price of meat can reach such a low price. In the eyes of Americans, pork is also very cheap.
Because this has something to do with the geographical conditions of the United States. Because the United States has great advantages in agriculture, there is a lot of precipitation in the United States in summer. There is also sufficient light, which is very beneficial to the growth of crops. And there are also many plains, which are very suitable for some mechanized agriculture and animal husbandry. The terrain in our country is relatively complex, so there will be some difficulties in cultivating land, and the areas where some mechanical agriculture can be used are limited.
So the geographical conditions of the United States are very advantageous and the industrial level is also very developed, which makes it easier for them to source food, so they don’t have to worry about eating and drinking. Not only is their pork relatively flat, but their beef is also cheaper than in China. Moreover, the United States is also the world's largest exporter of meat and grain. In our impression, raising pigs is dirty and tiring, but this is not the case in the United States. They use a mechanized pig factory, so it is completely different from the pig pen in our impression.
And they raise pigs in a very orderly manner, even looking like a workshop that processes mechanical products. Their pig farms will have a lot of equipment, such as pig feeding, disinfection and cleaning, and they are all automated. It does not require many people to take care of the pig pens, so the possibility of swine fever is very low. American pig farmers have also selected pig breeds and developed Hampshire pigs. This breed of pig has a very high lean meat rate and a very fast growth rate. Generally, it can be slaughtered after 6 months of growth.