China gives greater support to pig breeders

时间：2007-12-20 06:28:57

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Dec.20 - The Chinese government on Wednesday vowed1 to provide greater support to pig farmers in a fresh move to ensure adequate market supply and stabilize2 food prices.

 

The government said it would double the subsidy3 for every fertile sow to 100 yuan (13.6 U.S. dollars) next year at a State Council executive meeting presided by Premier4 Wen Jiabao.

 

The decision came one week after China announced that rising food prices, especially pork, the country's meat staple5, had pushed the inflation rate to a new 11-year high of 6.9 percent in November.

 

China's pork production fell dramatically this summer on breeders' dampened enthusiasm due to rising feed costs over the past few years in addition to a massive pig cull6 after the outbreak of blue-ear disease in some regions.

 

The sow insurance, which was launched in August to cover losses from pig epidemics7 and natural disasters, would extend to "as many sows as possible", the meeting said.

 

By November, China had insured 21.2 million sows, or 44.5 percent of the total nationwide, with insurance fees totaling 21.6 billion yuan, according to the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.

 

The central government also planned to spend 2.5 billion yuan next year to help breeders build "standardized8, large-scale" pig farms, the meeting said.

 

Vaccinations9 against major pig epidemics would be available free of charge and subsidies10 should be offered to farmers whose pigs have to be culled11 for disease control, it said.

 

To curb12 rising prices for feed, the central government would release part of its corn reserves to the market. Banks were also told to improve their services and to give loans to pig breeders.

 

The government vowed it would crack down on activities that attempted to force up prices far beyond real values, and to lower transport costs for farm products.

 
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1 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
2 stabilize PvuwZ     
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
  • They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
  • His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
3 subsidy 2U5zo     
n.补助金，津贴
参考例句：
  • The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
  • The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。
4 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
5 staple fGkze     
n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类
参考例句：
  • Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
  • Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
6 cull knlzn     
v.拣选；剔除；n.拣出的东西；剔除
参考例句：
  • It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting.通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。
  • Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.劳拉正在分发她从家里相册中挑选出的相片。
7 epidemics 4taziV     
n．流行病
参考例句：
  • Reliance upon natural epidemics may be both time-consuming and misleading. 依靠天然的流行既浪费时间，又会引入歧途。
  • The antibiotic epidemics usually start stop when the summer rainy season begins. 传染病通常会在夏天的雨季停止传播。
8 standardized 8hHzgs     
adj.标准化的
参考例句：
  • We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
  • The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。
9 vaccinations ed61d339e2970fa63aee4b5ce757cc44     
n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤
参考例句：
  • Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 subsidies 84c7dc8329c19e43d3437248757e572c     
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 culled 14df4bc70f6bf01d83bf7c2929113cee     
v.挑选，剔除( cull的过去式和过去分词 )
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  • The herd must be culled. 必须有选择地杀掉部分牧畜。 来自辞典例句
  • The facts were culled from various sources. 这些事实是从各方收集到的。 来自辞典例句
12 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

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