In 2018, African swine fever broke out in China, raging for more than a year, wiping out more than half of the country’s 500 million pig herd. The pork crisis has plunged China into a severe shortage of pork. According to estimates, the price of pork in China has skyrocketed to a record, at one point increasing by 60-80% compared to before the epidemic. The thirst for pork has led Chinese livestock corporations, scientists and farmers to find solutions to increase the supply of pork. And the idea of ​​raising pigs as big as possible appeared. At that time, Chinese scientists were looking for a way to create a “super giant” pig breed. Specifically, the Animal Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences produces pigs that grow faster and with better meat by modifying their DNA code. This breed is quite strong, able to withstand harsh winters thanks to a special gene in the body. Notably, this pig breed has a huge weight, weighing from 200-500kg, even reaching a weight of 750kg. As such, they are roughly the size of a pygmy hippopotamus or a female polar bear. Chinese farmer rides on a “super giant” pig. (Photo: China Daily). Chinese farmers also joined in to help. From the end of 2019, Chinese farmers started breeding “super giant” pigs in the hope of generating higher profits. They are constantly fattening to produce pigs that are twice their normal weight. At the end of 2019, Bloomberg Once reported, a pig farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Nanning (Guangxi province, China) has successfully raised a pig weighing 500kg. At that time, if slaughtered, these pigs could sell for up to 10,000 yuan (equivalent to about 36 million dong). This level of revenue is 3 times higher than the average monthly income of the household head compared to traditional pig breeds. Since then, farmers across China have competed to breed giant pigs. The trend of giant pig farming is considered as one of the solutions to relieve stress on pork supply for Chinese people. Lin Guofa, a senior analyst at agriculture consulting firm Bric, said at the end of 2019 that the average weight of pigs at slaughterhouses on large farms had increased to 140kg, compared to with a normal weight of 110kg. As such, farms have increased pig weight by at least 14%. Profits of pig farmers at one point increased by more than 30%. Huge pig, as big as a polar bear. However, Ren Shouven, an expert at the Cattle Research Institute at the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told Sputnik that he disagreed with this conclusion. According to Mr. Ren, the increase in rearing time led to a delay in the release time. And the longer it takes to breed, the more capital is needed. The sooner pork is put on the market, the more likely it is to reduce the supply shortfall. Therefore, raising huge herds of pigs does not help in the fight against pork shortage. Mr. Ren also said that this method of “fattening” pigs is against the principles of scientific breeding. Increasing the head of a pig can be much more effective than increasing the size of the animal. Moreover, mass production of giant pigs is completely inefficient because increasing meat will increase fat. But grease has a lower commercial value. Not only that, the type of pork with a lot of fat will be less quality than the meat of pigs of normal weight. In fact, “super-giant” pig farmers in China are having to taste the bitter fruit when wholesale pork prices in the country plummet. Bloomberg reported that the wholesale price of pork in China has fallen more than 40% since mid-January. The reason for the shock drop in pork prices in the country of billions of people is due to falling demand, high imports of foreign pork and the panic of many farmers selling off their pigs after the outbreak of African swine fever in this country. Huge super pigs are also considered as one of the reasons why pork prices in China plummeted without stopping. At a conference in mid-May, Qiu Huaji, head of the swine infectious disease department at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, pointed out that the “super giant” pig breed was one reason for the price of meat. Pigs in China plummeted. Many farmers in China say they will no longer raise super-large pigs because the price of pork has fallen deeply, in addition to the high price of feed, which has reduced profits. The giant pigs eat more than normal pigs, so the more they raise the more losses. Muyuan Foods – the largest pig producer in China – predicts pork prices in the country will continue to fall and is expected to bottom out in 2022 or 2023. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Feng shui Fengjia believes that the 1st day of the 5th lunar month in the New Year of the Ox is the day of the ox, which is the day when the ox loads the syllable Tich Calendar Fire, which is June 10, 2021. The luck of the 1st day will greatly affect the success or failure of the whole month’s luck. Therefore, on this day you need to pay special attention to these 5 things lest you bring harm to your body. Abstain from killing Killing will commit the killing precept, which is a very heavy karmic action. If you kill at the beginning of the month, it will affect the luck of the whole month. Make your body and mind insecure, worried, having a lot of bad luck. Instead, we should release life to create blessings, do many good deeds to bring peace for the whole month. Abstain from breaking household items According to the ancient concept, broken furniture is a bad omen. Especially breaking down on the 1st is a sign of bad luck, a sign of separation, of brokenness. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid breaking up to avoid bad luck and unhappy things happening in the family. Although the mainstream feng shui sect does not abstain from this, broken things often bring bad omens, so you can be very careful on the 1st day to avoid breakage. Avoid eating food with water elements The 1st of the 5th lunar month carries the Fire yin, so it’s important to avoid eating foods that carry the element of Water. Specifically, the food that carries the element of Water is all salty and dark foods, purple, black or blue foods. In addition, you should also avoid watery foods such as fresh and salted fish, salted meat, caviar and caviar, shellfish, pork, bean eggs, seaweed and sea vegetables, soy sauce, fruits and vegetables. figs, blueberries, raspberries, eggplant, soy sauce, figs, blueberries, raspberries, eggplant, kale, wild rice, walnuts and black sesame seeds. Avoid departing in the southwest direction Southwest direction of the day is a bad direction, you should not leave this direction to avoid difficulties or failure at work. In addition, you should also avoid leaving at the following time frames: Luu Nian time (5am – 7pm, Rooster time 5pm-19pm), Luu Nian time (5am – 7am ​​Rabbit hour, 5pm – 7pm Rooster Hour), No Death time. (Ox Hour 1am-3pm, Goat Hour 13-15pm), Chikou Time (Snake Hour 9am-11pm, Pig Hour 21-23pm). * Information in this article is for reference only.

The full moon of the fourth lunar month, or May 26, 2021 of the solar calendar, is a day of prosperity, the atmosphere fluctuates strongly, so feng shui expert Phung Gia reminds that these 10 taboos should be avoided if possible on full moon days. April lest bad luck, fortune dissipate, illness clings. 1. Do not fish or kill animals lest disease cling, destiny decline. 2. Avoid exposing the bottom of the rice barrel, lest there be hunger and crop failure for a whole month. 3. Abstain from husband and wife affairs, otherwise they will lose their vital energy, and the children born will not be healthy. 4. On this day, yin is prosperous, avoid letting children cry and make people pay attention and follow. 5. Do not say bad omens, slander, swear words, or quarrel to attract marketing and trouble. 6. Limit wearing white and black because these two colors are often associated with mourning, the deceased. 7. Avoid lending money because this means that you give away your fortune. 8. Avoid going to places with heavy negative energy such as graves, morgues, deserted places, hospitals, especially those who are weak in spirit, or in poor health… lest illness, chronic illness. 9. Avoid breaking or damaging furniture lest it be a harbinger of loss of wealth, bad luck, and family insecurity. 10. Avoid price bargaining and then don’t buy lest it affect other people’s business luck. The taboos above mostly belong to folk beliefs, so believe it or not, we should avoid letting everything be smooth, convenient, and psychologically relieved. * Information is for reference only.

The 3rd Corps canned food staff packed up the product. In order to achieve high production efficiency, every month, the Logistics Department carefully scrutinizes the actual situation and develops a strict and specific plan; proactively exploit food sources from the results of breeding of agencies and units; ensure that the input materials are of high quality, fresh, and have clear origin and are produced according to the demand of the unit, without leaving any excess or shortage. The production process well implemented the closed process from slaughtering to the mixing of meat and fish, pasteurization and packaging, and preserving products before being exported to the units for use. Over the past ten years, meat and fish products of the 3rd Corps have become a “brand” in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the unit. camp. Colonel Pham Van Bien affirmed: “From the results and experience in the past years, in the coming time, the Army Logistics Department will continue to direct the specialized agency to research and improve the quality of products in order to satisfy them. increasing requirements of the army and the task of training, combat readiness of the unit ”.