Every winter, mutton is very popular in the market. Many people will buy some to take home to cook hot pot, soup, etc. However, due to the different prices of mutton, many farmers don’t know whether to raise it. Now it’s approaching It’s 2021, and the price trend has become the topic of greatest concern to people. So what will the mutton price trend be in 2021? What are the prospects for breeding in 2021?
1. Introduction to mutton:
1. Is mutton a hot or cold food?
In terms of food habits, Chinese medicine believes that goat meat is cold in nature, while sheep meat is hot in nature. Hot sheep meat has a nourishing effect and is suitable for pregnant women and patients. Patients should eat less cold goat meat. Ordinary people should also avoid eating cold foods and fruits after eating it.
2. Is mutton a fat food?
Mutton is fat. Therefore, people with allergies should not eat it to avoid fever, chills, allergies or other diseases. In addition, although mutton warms and replenishes qi and blood, warms the middle and dispels cold, it is not suitable for people with hot constitutions, liver disease patients, early stage colds, ventilation patients, pregnant women, children, etc.
2. What will be the trend of mutton prices in 2021?
1. Judging from the demand for mutton this year, the overall price remains stable. The average price of mutton nationwide is 79.83 yuan per kilogram. However, the prices vary greatly in different places of origin. The current price of mutton in Qingdao, Shandong is 80 yuan per kilogram. Kilograms, the price of mutton in Jiuquan, Gansu is 60 yuan per kilogram, the price of mutton in Guang'an, Sichuan is 72 yuan per kilogram, and the price of mutton in Jincheng, Shanxi is 73 yuan per kilogram. Moreover, the price of mutton has remained high this year. In the peak consumption season, there is still no shortage of market consumers for mutton. However, high levels of mutton are not a long-term solution, and this year is also at the turning point of the mutton price cycle, and mutton may fall in the future.
2. Because of the fall in pork prices, many pig farmers have become negative. Some have even given up on pig breeding. They will continue breeding until there is a good market next year. However, by 2021, pork prices will The possibility of a decline is relatively high. Therefore, mutton will also fall, but the price of mutton will not fall as fast as that of pork.
3. Judging from this year’s mutton prices, the number of live sheep has increased rapidly, and farmers are still expanding their scale. This will cause the supply of live sheep on the market to exceed demand, and there will be an oversupply. In this situation, the price of mutton will fall rapidly.
4. Since domestic mutton is in short supply this year, in order to keep mutton prices down, mutton imports may increase next year. If mutton imports increase, prices will definitely fall.
3. What is the prospect of sheep raising in 2021?
1. As the environmental protection department intensifies the protection of natural resources, returns grazing to grassland, protects grasslands, and changes from the past grazing type to the captive type, the production cost increases year by year, which indirectly contributes to the price of sheep. of rise. According to experience, the growth and reproduction cycle of sheep is long, and a major adjustment usually occurs in three years. The price of the sheep market in 2021 will still be high or the same as last year. Overall, the prospects for sheep farming in 2021 are pretty good, and there is also a certain amount of profit to be made.
2. There are many factors that affect the market price and market prospects of sheep. For example, in the case of sheep breeding, if the number of sheep is reduced, the market price will rise relatively speaking. Also, if the market demand increases, the market prospects for sheep will also be better. Of course, there is also the quality of mutton. For example, the market price of Hu sheep is higher than that of ordinary mutton because its nutritional value is higher and it is also rarer. Finally, selling at different times has a great impact on it, because there are peak seasons and off-seasons, and naturally there are high and low economic benefits.
Although mutton is delicious, according to the price trend in previous years, the price should fall along with pork in 2021. Therefore, farmers who want to breed should pay attention and check the market in advance before making a decision.