[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Pig and pork prices fluctuate within a narrow range in the third week of September] According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs’ monitoring of 500 county fairs and collection points, last week (the third week of September, September 14-20, the same below), the national live pig price was 11.48 yuan/kg, a month-on-month decrease of 0.5%; the pork market price was 21.18 yuan/kg, a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%. According to the monitoring and dispatching of 200 wholesale markets by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the average price of pork wholesale markets across the country last week was 16.40 yuan/kg, an increase of 0.7% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 16.1%. Expert analysis believes that as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches last week, breeding entities are actively selling pigs, and pig prices have fallen slightly. Wholesalers, food processing and catering companies have increased their stockings, which has driven up pork wholesale prices. However, the overall support for consumer demand in the end market is limited, and pork market prices have fallen slightly. Looking ahead to the market outlook, pig and pork prices are expected to continue to fluctuate within a narrow range this week.