Hunan's animal quarantine fees dropped by 40% will not drag down the price of meat

The quarantine fees have dropped by 40% and will not drag down the price of meat. Reporter Liu Lingling, correspondent Huang Hao This February 15th, from January 6, the province’s animal inspection and quarantine fees have been lowered across the board, with more than 40% decline in many species. According to preliminary statistics, the policy will reduce the social burden by about 90 million yuan.

In order to reduce the cost of circulation of agricultural and sideline products, a few days ago, the Provincial Price Bureau and the Provincial Department of Finance jointly issued a fee reduction notice. According to the notice, the provincial veterinary and animal products quarantine fees, cattle, horses, donkeys, snails and other large livestock and pigs, sheep, dogs, poultry and other quarantine fees fell by an average of 42%, eggs (each) product quarantine fees Also reduced from 0.175 yuan to 0.1 yuan.

[Policy] The reduction in various fees exceeds 40% As a matter of fact, the decline in the inspection and quarantine fees for animal and animal products is still relatively large.

It is reported that, in addition to an average rate of drop of 42%, the Provincial Price Bureau also stated that it will collect bulk production sites and slaughter and quarantine fees for bulk slaughtered animal and animal products. For example, if 2,000 swines, 400 cattle, 3,000 sheep, and 100,000 birds are to be slaughtered on a daily basis, the quarantine fees for slaughtering shall be calculated at no more than 20% of the provisions of the Standard.

The notice also made it clear that some items may not be charged. For example, to issue and replace "animal quarantine certificate" for quarantine animal and animal products, and use quarantine marks, diagnosis and treatment permits, and ear tags for livestock, etc., shall not collect the cost of the fee; for restaurants, catering and other units and individuals. Animal products may not be charged for quarantine fees.

[Analyze] will not pull down the meat price as part of the cost of the meat price. Will reducing the inspection and quarantine fees lower the price of meat?

“No.” Huang Shuguang, deputy general manager of Hongxing Shengye, said that the inspection and quarantine fees for a pig are now 5 yuan, even if it is reduced by 50%, it is only a reduction of 2.5 yuan, and a pig light slaughter needs to pay a variety of Expenses, up to 35 yuan, inspection and quarantine fees are only one of them.

Zhou Zhiyong, general manager of Changsha Salon Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. also believes that the current high meat prices will not be reduced due to the reduction of inspection and quarantine fees.

“The main problem is that the government lacks a long-term intervention mechanism for the control of the live pig market.” Tang, who runs the Ningxiang Liusha River for many years, believes that once the meat price is high, the government will subsidize the farmers and increase supply to stabilize the supply. In the market, once the price is lowered, the subsidies will be cancelled, the enthusiasm of farmers will be reduced, and the supply of the market will reduce the price naturally. “The government should give long-term subsidies to large-scale farming.”