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Chicken Meat Price Declined in the First Half of 2003 and
Increase Afterwards --- Price of Chicken Meat at the Domestic
Country Fair
After the appearance of recovery rise of live chicken price
at the domestic country fairs in the latter half of 2002,
influenced by the SARS epidemic situation during the period
from January to May, the price of live chicken had continuously
declined from the price of 8.5 RMB per kg at the beginning
of 2003 to 8.42 RMB in May. The live chicken price started
to rise by a small margin in June. Along with the end of SARS
epidemics, people¡¯s consumption of chicken meat had increased,
and chicken price had a significant extent of growth from
the 8.43 RMB per kg in June to 9.5 RMB per kg in September,
an increase of 12.6%. Since October, due to a stable chicken
population in hand, chicken price had declined and chicken
price continued to rise in November, the price of live chicken
had increased from 8.43 RMB per kg to 9.65 RMB per kg, which
was still higher than the price level at the beginning of
2003. The price of live chicken at the country fairs was on
average 8.8 RMB per kg, an increase of 1.8% as compared with
that during the same period of the previous year.
The trend of the prices of chicken carcass and chicken thigh
is similar to that of live chicken price. The price of chicken
carcass and chicken thigh reached the top of the year in September,
reaching 10 RMB per kg and 10.9 per kg, respectively, an increase
of 21.9% and 11.6% as compared with those during the same
period of the previous year. In view of the producing areas,
the price of live chicken at the Shandong country fairs had
increased from 6.92 RMB per kg at the beginning of the year
to 8.5 RMB per kg in November, an increase of 22.8%. The price
live chicken in Guangdong Province had increased from 13.4
RMB per kg at the beginning of the year to 15.3 RMB per kg
in November, an increase of 70%.
In view of the marketing areas, in the third quarter, the
live chicken price in Guangdong, Fujian and Shanghai had a
rapid increase. In Beijing and Shanghai, the live chicken
price market price were 8.13 RMB per kg and 13 RMB per kg,
respectively, an increase of different extent as compared
with those in June. The live chicken price in Guangdong Province
in November was 14.9 RMB per kg, an increase of 70%.
Source: Guide of Chinese Poultry, Vol. 21(1), 2004. p. 12
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