According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, from July 17 to 23, 2023, the average purchase price of hogs of the national designated slaughtering enterprises above designated hogs of large scale was RMB 15.15/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week and down 33.3% from the same period last year; the average ex-factory price of white strips of meat was RMB 19.95/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week and down 31.6% from the same period last year. decreased by 31.6%.