The country's live pigs were slaughtered by 363.95 million head, down 3.1% year-on-year;
At the end of the second quarter, the national stockpile of live pigs was 415.33 million heads, down 19.84 million heads or 4.6% year-on-year, and up 6.84 million heads or 1.7% from the same period last year;
At the end of the second quarter, the national stock of breeding sows was 40.38 million heads, down 2.59 million heads or 6.% year-on-year; an increase of 0.46 million heads or 1.1% from the previous year. |