The
pig is lovely.
那只猪真可爱。
We sat gobbling our food like
pigs at a trough.
我们坐着狼吞虎咽,就像猪在食槽边吃食一样。
German company Big Dutchman, one of the world's largest suppliers of feeding systems and housing equipment for modern pig and poultry production, has a 12,000-square-meter manufacturing plant in the BEDA, and it is in full swing.
德国Big Dutchman公司是世界上最大的现代猪和家禽生产饲养系统和饲养设备供应商之一，在BEDA拥有一家12000平方米的制造厂，目前正在如火如荼地进行生产。
Last year, the company commenced commercial production of SoundTalks, which is expected to help the pig farming industry reduce costs and increase efficiency.
去年，该公司开始商业化生产SoundTalks，预计这将有助于养猪业降低成本和提高效率。
Established in 1938, Big Dutchman is one of the world's largest suppliers of feeding systems and housing equipment for modern pig and poultry production.
Big Dutchman成立于1938年，是世界上最大的现代猪和家禽生产饲养系统和饲养设备供应商之一。
Since the start of 2018, the company has opened five new attractions, including the world’s first Peppa Pig World of Play in Shanghai and Little BIG City in Beijing.
J&J China launched the Golden Pig Plan, a flexible benefit program, this year.
China's adoption of internet technologies in court filings is a "fantastic development" that in part drives the country's "massive improvements" in intellectual property protection, according to a senior company executive representing the Peppa Pig brand and its related trademarks.
Tim Pfeiffer, the senior vice-president of Business Affairs for the Family & Brands division at Entertainment One UK Ltd, the company that manages Peppa Pig, said that the introduction of the Internet Court has allowed China to better adapt to the digital environment and emerging trends such as the sharing economy.
Pfeiffer made the remarks in light of the order issued by the Beijing Internet Court to car-sharing platform Beijing Togo Technology Co Ltd to stop its infringement of the Peppa Pig trademark.
During the 2018 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Togo used the image of Peppa Pig on its vehicle fleets as well as for subsequent business promotions.
The court had also fined the company 500,000 yuan ($70,561) for using Peppa Pig content without authorization.
Plant-based protein makers are hoping to take a bite out of the massive meat market in China and throughout AsiaThe Year of the Pig has failed to offer much comfort to the hog industry on the Chinese mainland, which has been ravaged by African swine fever, and some are betting big on making it the year plant-based meat substitute takes off in the world's second-largest economy and throughout Asia.
The first thing Co de Heus, CEO of Royal Dutch De Heus, did after flying from Amsterdam to China was to discuss plans for a pig slaughtering and processing plant in the outskirts of Fushun, Liaoning province.
The plant offers De Heus an opportunity to engage in the nation's pig industry with its Chinese partner, Wellhope Agri-tech Joint Stock Co Ltd. "China has a population of (almost) 1.4 billion and is experiencing robust development.
Our goal is to become the leader in this market," said Qiu Jiahui, vice-president of Wellhope responsible for the pig and broiler sectors.
The feed market has reached its peak but there is big potential in the pig and broiler breeding and processing market.
China's constant improvement of intellectual property rights protection is a huge boon for popular foreign IPs like Peppa Pig to ride the country's consumption boom, according to an executive from the trademark's owner Entertainment One UK Ltd. "There has been a very positive trend in China," said Tim Pfeiffer, the company's senior vice-president of business affairs.
The success case of Entertainment One in defending the Peppa Pig copyright was highlighted in the report.
Last year, the Hangzhou Internet Court ruled in favor of Entertainment One which identified the infringement of the Peppa Pig copyright by two Chinese companies.
These companies were subsequently ordered to cease production and sales of their toy kitchen sets that featured the image of Peppa Pig.
The latest trailer for the theatrical release of the Peppa Pig generated more than 1.5 billion views in China, according to company statistics.
"We will continue to expand our investment in broiler and pig projects to achieve the goal of 'from feed to food'," said JinWeidong, the board chairman of Wellhope.
In addition to working with the Palace Museum on ancient royalty themes, the biggest intellectual property of the year is the adorable pig image, as the 12-month lunar period beginning Feb 5 is regarded the Year of the Pig.
A large portfolio of products with various characters of pig in Disney's animations was launched by working with licensee partners.
"With Chinese New Year upon us, a celebratory occasion that brings families together, we are thrilled to bring fans a fun collection of products adorned with these playful characters to usher in the Year of the Pig.
Holly Yuan, vice-president of marketing, biscuit category, Mondelez China, said various kinds of merchandise for the Year of the Pig have already been launched one after another, in order to let Chinese consumers spend a joyous Spring Festival.
Customers will be able to buy a special Year of the Pig edition after the New Year's Day holiday.
Merlin Entertainment, the British operator of visitor attractions, has confirmed plans to expand its portfolio of Peppa Pig and Legoland attractions in China, following the recent launch of the world's first Peppa Pig World of Play in Shanghai.
The company, which operates more than 150 theme parks, museums, and hotels worldwide, said it plans to open a Peppa Pig World of Play in Beijing next year and is in advanced discussions to open "a number" of Legoland theme parks in China.
"The company has 11 attractions in China, including five Madame Tussauds wax museums, and the inaugural Peppa Pig World of Play that opened in Shanghai in late October.
In 2017, Merlin struck a licensing deal with production company Entertainment One to build attractions based on the Peppa Pig brand, and the company confirmed the first five locations would be limited to the United States and China.
Liu cited the example of popular children's cartoon Peppa Pig and recent online drama The Story of Yanxi Palace.
According to Liu, Peppa Pig gained more views than The Story of Yanxi Palace on the iQiyi site, as the former was released much earlier than the latter and children will watch the cartoon repeatedly.
As such, Peppa Pig reaches a smaller audience than the latter and garners lower viewer interaction.
"Peppa Pig has seen its heat index hit a high of 5,922, which is much lower than the 10,754 top reading for The Story of Yanxi Palace.
Peppa Pig theme parks may open in China just in time for the Year of the Pig in 2019.
Last year, the company struck a partnership with Entertainment One, the British film and TV company that owns the Peppa Pig brand.
"We will use Peppa Pig to design the indoor and outdoor playgrounds.
"A Peppa Pig stage show also will tour China over the next three years and a number of branded pop-up and mall events are also in the pipeline.
Entertainment One also plans to expand Peppa Pig's presence in China later this year through a new toy line in a deal with Alpha Group, one of China's leading toy manufacturers.
"More and more families in China have fallen in love with Peppa Pig.
According to Entertainment One, more than 40 million Peppa Pig books have been sold since April 2016.
"The accelerating popularity of Peppa Pig in China is testament to the brand's universal appeal and shows us what incredible growth is possible when the Chinese market gets behind a brand," said Andrew Carley, executive vice-president of global licensing, family and brands at Entertainment One.
British animated children’s show proves a huge hitPeppa Pig theme parks could open in China just in the time for the Year of the Pig in 2019.
Last year, the leading visitor attraction company struck a partnership with Entertainment One, the British film and TV company which owns the Peppa Pig brand.
We will use Peppa Pig to design the indoor and outdoor playgrounds, this will contribute to our development in the Chinese market.
”As well as the theme parks, a Peppa Pig stage show will tour China over the next three years and a number of branded pop-up and mall events are also in the pipeline.
Entertainment One also plans to expand Peppa Pig’s Chinese market later this year through a new toy line as part of a deal with Alpha Group, one of China’s leading toy manufacturers.
Kenny Cao, senior vice-president at Alpha Group said: “more and more families in China have fallen in love with Peppa Pig.
According to Entertainment One, more than 40 million books have been sold since April 2016 and in addition three sets of Peppa Pig branded and animated emojis have been downloaded for more than 20 million times and shared more than 210 million times.
Andrew Carley, EVP global licensing, family and brands at Entertainment One said “the accelerating popularity of Peppa Pig in China is testament to the brand’s universal appeal and shows us what incredible growth is possible when the Chinese market gets behind a brand.
"The AI program featuring pig farming is just one part of Alibaba's "ET Brain Plan," which has already been applied in fields such as civil aviation, transportation, environment and medical service.
Apart from the pig farming industry, we hope AI can help make Chinese crop farming more efficient and less labor-intensive," Zhang Sheng said.
To bring his dream to life, Zhang is seeking fresh investment for reconstructing a pig breeding complex, building a greenhouse for vegetables and fruits, and constructing a milk processing plant.
Pig farmers accelerated pig processing during the period, while the demand shrank due to heavy rainfall and school holidays, leading to lower pork prices, according to the ministry.
The journal also has a plastic pig figure on its cover that can be pinched for more stress relief.
Pig farms are advised to make proper arrangements and sell hogs at a normal pace.
The provincial regulator further promoted the development of pig farming, guiding banking institutions to carry out innovation pilot programs on live pig loans and a combination of live pig insurance and futures.
During this period, daily production of pig iron went down 7.72 percent from mid-July, while that of rolled steel lost 5.35 percent, the data showed.
Liu Zhicheng, director of the commodity market division at the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research's market and price institute, said there is little likelihood of further hog price gains in the next few months, considering factors such as China's sufficient supply, slowing pork consumption in July and August and the recent pig feed price declines.
China fully recovered its hog production capacity in the second quarter of last year, rebuilding the live pig stock that was seriously affected by the African swine fever in 2018.
With pig production fully recovering in the second quarter, the average price of these animals for slaughter dropped below the cost line from June to September.
Chen also asked farmers not to blindly reduce the number of animals for slaughter based on the current rise in pig prices, or to rush to expand production capacity, in case there are bigger losses.
In a second adjustment in three months, China raised export tariffs on high-purity pig iron and ferrochrome to 20 percent and 40 percent, respectively, and removed export tax rebates for 23 steel products since Aug 1.
In May, the nation scrapped export tax rebates for 146 steel products, increased export tariffs on ferrosilicon, ferrochrome, and high-purity pig iron, and applied a provisional zero import tariffs on pig iron, crude steel, recycled steel raw materials, and ferrochrome.
While hog supply has gradually restored, the wild swings in production capacity that have long plagued the development of the pig industry have not yet been fundamentally solved, the guidelines noted.
The guidelines called for strengthening monitoring and early warning to maintain a reasonable level of live pig production capacity, and effectively control abnormal changes in production and sales.
To keep pig farmers motivated, the government will ensure the consistency of long-term support policies, including financial support and land use, according to a statement released after the meeting.
Financial institutions should not arbitrarily limit or cut off loans to farmers or slaughterhouses, while local governments should not expand areas that prohibit pig farming, per the statement.
The council also pledged to stabilize the number of large-scale pig farms and help small and medium-sized farms to raise their level of production.
Local authorities can issue one-time temporary aid packages to large-scale farms or farmers should the number of breeding sows drop by 10 percent on a monthly basis or pig farmers register losses for three consecutive months.
He said the government can also adopt a host of aid measures, including temporary aid, low-interest loans, subsidies for the reuse of feces and insurance for pork prices and incomes to protect the interests of pig farmers.
The meeting called for providing stable, long-term supportive policies to keep pig farmers motivated, establishing a counter-cycle adjustment mechanism on hog production.
The index can reflect the cost and profit relationship in pig farming.
Facing commodity price hikes, a State Council executive meeting last week outlined measures to better ensure the supply and stable pricing of commodities, including higher export tariffs on some iron and steel products, provisional zero import taxes on pig iron and scrap steel, and doing away with export tax rebates on some steel products.
A host of steps was decided upon to strengthen two-way adjustment of supply and demand, including raising export tariffs on certain iron and steel products, temporarily exempting tariffs on pig iron and scrap steel, and canceling export tax rebates for some steel products, to increase supply in the domestic market.
On Saturday, the country will begin applying a provisional zero import tax rate on pig iron, crude steel, recycled steel raw materials and ferrochrome, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said in a statement on Wednesday.
China will raise export tariff to 25 percent on ferrosilicon, 20 percent on ferrochrome and 15 percent on high-purity pig iron.
Starting on May 1, China will apply a provisional zero import tax rate on pig iron, crude steel, recycled steel raw materials, and ferrochrome, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said in a circular.
Export tariffs on ferrosilicon, ferrochrome, and high-purity pig iron would be raised to 25 percent, 20 percent, and 15 percent, respectively.
Pig production continued to recover as China saw its live-pig inventory reach 416 million by the end of the first quarter, recovering to 94.2 percent of the 2017 level, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday.
"We will keep recovering pig production while preventing and controlling African swine fever," he said, adding that regional prevention for major animal diseases will be implemented to fend off an epidemic rebound.
The ministry will establish a platform with other national departments to publish information on the entire pig industry and stabilize the market price, said Song Danyang, an official with the ministry.
Chu Dequan, head of the Shangang's poverty alleviation professional team, said breeding quails has brought monthly incomes ranging from 60,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan to local villagers, while pig farming has helped local people earn about 300,000 yuan in the first half of 2020.
"However, due to the continuous live pig supply and plentiful supply of vegetables, prices are unlikely to rise sharply during the holidays.
"Since the beginning of this year, local authorities have earnestly implemented a policy supporting the resumption of hog production, accelerated the expansion of farms, and put in place regular prevention and control measures for African swine fever, all of which have greatly promoted the resumption of pig production," said Wei Baigang, chief economist of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Peak Park, which covers top IPs including Peppa Pig and Barbie, is an indoor facility involving an investment of 1.8 billion yuan.
The output of pig iron rose 7.6 percent from a year earlier to 220 million tonnes during the period, the data showed.
The output of pig iron gained 7.3 percent year-on-year to hit 78.07 million tonnes last month, while that of rolled steel reported a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent, said the CISA.
In 2022, about 218,000 pig farmers in Xuanwei raised 3.11 million hogs.
The company has established a mature business portfolio ranging from pig breeding, ham processing, product research and development, and marketing, with more than 100 varieties of ham-related products on offer.
Offerings in the market include roast duck; char siu, or Chinese BBQ pork; luzhu, a traditional Beijing delicacy that consists mainly of pig intestines and lungs; spicy crayfish; and a selection of desserts.
Despite the recent price hikes, Liu said there is insufficient room for further hog price gains in the coming months considering factors such as China's sufficient supply of hogs, slowing pork consumption in July and August and the recent pig feed price declines.
Although the domestic corn inventory-consumption ratio has remained at a low level since 2019, due to continuous reductions of live pig production capacity since the second half of last year, there has been a decrease in feed demand.
However, with the expected further increase in pig prices in the third quarter, profits among breeders may gradually return to the black, and corresponding demand in the sector will improve accordingly, driving the increase in domestic demand for corn.
The National Bureau of Statistics said pig iron output in China totaled 201 million metric tons in the first quarter, down 11 percent from a year ago.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed pig iron production in China totaled 201 million metric tons during the first quarter, down 11 percent year-on-year.
Russia and Ukraine together account for 8.1 percent of global iron ore production, while their overall output contribution of pig iron and crude steel was 5.4 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively, according to a recent report by Huatai Futures.
In 2021, pig iron output of Russia and Ukraine totaled 51.91 million metric tons and 20.42 million tons, respectively, and for crude steel production 71.62 million tons and 20.85 million tons, respectively, the report said.
During this period, daily production of pig iron rose 3.05 percent from early March, while that of rolled steel gained 5.17 percent, the data showed.
In June alone, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) had twice issued warnings for an excessive slump in hog prices, alerting pig farmers to adjust their plans to stabilize supplies.