Pork prices remain high, causing heated discussion

Recently, pork has become the focus of attention in the market because of its continued high price. Some consumers complain that it is too expensive to eat. Others say that they should have eaten light in summer, and it will have no effect if the price rises or not. Pork stalls on the market are much colder than before. Yesterday morning, reporters in Bailou Morning Market learned that the highest retail price of pork is about 16 yuan per kilogram, the lowest is not less than 14 yuan per kilogram, and ribs are also sold to about 20 yuan. Mr. Wang, who has run a pork business for many years, told reporters that as pork prices soared, the number of customers who came to buy meat decreased significantly. "Now is the off-season of pork consumption, coupled with the rapid rise in pork prices in the short term, many consumers just ask not to buy."

Subsequently, the reporter came to a fresh supermarket on Nanjing Road, where pork price was 14-18 yuan/kg for pork, 17 yuan/kg for lean meat, 14 yuan/kg for front groove, 17.5 yuan/kg for ribs, 14 yuan/kg for backwool and 14 yuan/kg for meat stuffing. The stall operator said that he was often too busy to buy meat in a big circle every morning before. Most of the recent meat purchases have been sporadic. "Some old people used to buy more than 10 yuan, but now they buy 5 yuan. Meat is very hard to sell. The price is five or six yuan higher than that of the same period last year. It should be the most expensive year in recent years." Should pork be replaced by other kinds of meat when the price of pork is so high? In response, Mr. Zhao, who came to buy meat, told reporters: "I don't think any other meat has the fragrance of pork, and red-roasted meat, boiled broth, dumplings, and all kinds of vegetable fried meat can not be replaced by other meat." Ms. Yao said that she was a "carnivore" and preferred pork, whether the price did not rise, should eat or eat. The same is true of what journalists learned in Tiedong market. According to one operator, the recent high pork prices are due to the tight supply of pigs in the surrounding areas, which leads to high purchase prices. "We also hope that the purchase price will be cheaper and the sale will be cheaper. But it is estimated that the price will not drop within a month, and only after the next batch of pigs is released will the price be reduced. Here, the reporter also met Mr. Hu, who runs the bowl rice business, who came to buy goods. He is also worried about the high meat price. "The rising cost of purchasing directly affects the income of the store. Before, he could buy 10 kilograms of meat, but now he can only buy 7 kilograms. The price and quantity of food can't change, so we can only stand firm and hope that the price will come down as soon as possible. Pork sells poorly, which indirectly affects the sales of vegetables related to it. One vegetable vendor said that poor pork sales have led to poor sales of beans recently. Most of the stewed beans have to put pork instead of meat. Pork sells poorly and the sales of beans are discounted accordingly. Journalists also found that the price of beef and mutton in the market had risen slightly, which Ms. Li disagreed with. "It's summer, anyway. The weather is so hot and not greasy. Now the prices of eggs and vegetables are relatively stable. It's good to eat more light ones. Vegetables are rich in vitamins and eggs are rich in vitamins. There's protein. If it's expensive, wait until it's eaten again. It's really good to buy less to solve the problem.