How much is a catty of mutton now?

Urumqi citizens who like to eat mutton may have noticed that the price of mutton has dropped.

The reporter visited the farmers' market of Dongfeng Road in Urumqi, the mutton shop in Riyue Xingguang Community, the mutton shop in Quanjian Third Street and the mutton shop in Donghou Street, and found that at present, the front leg of sheep sells about 50 yuan/kg, the hind leg sells about 52 yuan/kg, and the boneless mutton sells about 55 yuan/kg.

"In the last month or two, the price of mutton has been falling. Drop a little today and a little tomorrow, almost six or seven dollars. " Ai, who sells mutton in Donghou Street, said.

According to the statistics of Beiyuanchun Market in Xinjiang, the highest price of mutton appeared on May 3rd1day this year, and the whole sheep was sold to 50 yuan for one kilogram. The retail price of the market once exceeded 60 yuan/kg, and then it has been falling slowly. Now the price of whole sheep is sold to 43 yuan/kg. Xinjiang Hualing Slaughterhouse, located in Midong District, is the largest cattle and sheep slaughtering enterprise in Urumqi. Now the wholesale price of sheep with tail here is 34 yuan/Jin, and that of sheep without tail is 38 yuan/Jin, which is six or seven yuan lower than that 50 or 60 days ago.

According to Wang Yujiang, president of Urumqi Meat Association, the price of mutton has been rising from the end of last year to the beginning of this year. After June, the price of mutton began to fall, mainly because Xinjiang grassland lambs were listed one after another.

"The price of mutton fluctuates greatly. Now many owners of fattening sheep are afraid to buy lambs for fattening, resulting in almost all lambs on the market. The increase in supply has led to a decline in mutton prices. " Wang Yujiang analyzed that in addition, the recent hot weather in Xinjiang has reduced the consumption of mutton by ordinary families, which has also led to the oversupply of mutton.

According to the investigation of Urumqi Meat Association, 70%-80% of the pens built by bosses who invested in fattening sheep in Xinjiang a few years ago are now vacant.

It is reported that at present, a large number of lambs listed in Xinjiang are in Tacheng area, and Altay lambs will also be listed in August and September, and the lambs in Ili Valley are mainly transferred to southern Xinjiang. "August, September and June, 5438+00 is the centralized listing period of grassland lambs, and it is predicted that the price of mutton will drop." Wang Yujiang said.