Affected by the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse was out of service for several days, affecting the supply of fresh meat in Hong Kong.
Yesterday morning (7th) a batch of live pigs for Hong Kong came to Hong Kong via Shenzhen, and the first batch of mainland pigs resumed supply from February 25th.
The reporter went to Tuen Mun San Hui Market this morning to observe that the pork stall that had been closed earlier due to a shortage of fresh meat supply has resumed business, and several stalls located in outdoor locations are even waiting to buy pork.
A stall owner said that the price of incoming goods today is always nearly 10% higher than that of the past, and the retail price per kilogram in the store has also slightly increased by 3 to 5 yuan, and the average price in the market is about 38 yuan per kilogram.
However, before noon, some meat stalls have sold nearly 70% to 80%. "At present, all of them are priced at a low (buy), and there is no time to think about how quickly they will be cleared."
Some members of the public can't wait to buy fresh pork bones for soup.
There are also citizens who have recently switched to other meats.
The owner of the meat stall: At present, all the 5 old water is lowered.
Mr. Liu, the owner of a pork stall that has been closed since the end of February, has finally reopened the market today.
Liu said that in the past, local pork was 2,600 yuan per load, but today it costs 2,900 yuan, which is about 10% more expensive than before. Therefore, the retail price has to be adjusted accordingly, and the price is increased by 3 to 5 yuan per pound.
Liu said that even with the increase in prices, nearly 80% of the pork has been sold in one morning. While cleaning the shop, he said, "Everyone is now 50% lower. It's hard to think how fast it will be cleared."
Liu also added that the plum head sold in the store today is 103 yuan per catty, and the pork bones for soup are about 90 yuan per catty.
He said that all the pork in the store came from the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse. At the end of February, the slaughterhouse's staff began to be tight, and the pork supply was insufficient, which indirectly forced all the merchants to "compete", the cost was high and the price was raised. "It's better than not having enough people to snatch the pigs, and the pigs will be robbed one by one, and they will be expensive to sell." He pointed out that on the day that the supply of live pigs was announced to be stopped in February, he had heard his colleagues asking for 140 yuan for a piece of pork belly.
Citizen Mr. Chen: Soup with fresh pork bones will taste more umami
Mr. Chen, who bought pork bones and planned to make soup tonight, said that the pork stalls have been closed recently, and today he can finally buy pork bones for soup, thinking that the taste of fresh pork bones will be more umami.
He said that he felt that the price and supply of pork in the entire market were similar to normal, and there was no special price increase. It was about 36 to 38 yuan per catty, and the supply returned to the same as before.
Miss Huang, a citizen, went to the pork store to buy ground meat today and plans to cook porridge tonight. Regarding the fact that pork has been temporarily stopped in recent days, "Sometimes when I want to eat pork, I can't get it." She said that using fresh pork to cook porridge, she feels that the taste will be better More prominent, less use of chilled pork for cooking.
A pork stall employee also pointed out that for the past two weeks, he didn't know what ingredients to buy, and there was no way to cook fried pork slices or steamed meat patties.
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