In the main dairy producing areas such as Hebei and Shandong provinces and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, many dairy farmers have begun to dump milk and even kill their cows due to falling milk prices.
在河北省、山东省、内蒙古自治区等奶业主产区,由于牛奶价格下跌,很多奶农开始“倒奶杀牛”。
由于滞销降价,奶业主产区(main dairy producing areas)出现了“倒奶杀牛”现象(dump milk and even kill their cows)。据农业部统计,到2015年1月第一周,全国主产区生鲜乳(fresh milk)价格为每公斤3.67元,同比下降(a year-on-year drop) 12.4%。一些乳品加工企业(dairy processing enterprises)甚至停止收购鲜奶(stop purchasing fresh milk)。
目前的需求下降(fall in demand)主要对中小规模奶牛养殖户(middle-and small-sized milk farmers)造成了打击。一些专业人士呼吁有关部门保护国内奶农(domestic dairy farmers),以防止在奶业产区出现大范围倒奶现象(large-scale dumping of milk)。