Executive President Su Zhenchang, accompanied by Legislator Liu Jianguo and others, inspected the beef cattle industry in Yunlin.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)

[Reporter Zhan Shihong/Yunlin Report] Executive President Su Zhenchang, accompanied by Legislator Liu Jianguo and Chairman of the Agricultural Committee Lu Chen Jizhong this afternoon, visited Yunzhang Ranch in Dounan, Yunlin, to learn about the development and needs of Taiwan's beef cattle industry; Said that after the outbreak of the epidemic, the price of foreign beef has soared, and it has become more expensive than domestic cattle. Domestic beef cattle are very competitive. He hopes that the Executive Yuan can help improve the quality and quantity of cattle slaughtering and reduce the cost of feed such as distiller's grains; Su Kui Agree, and ask the Agriculture Committee to cooperate.

Zhang Zhiming, chairman of the Taiwan Beef Cattle Industry Development Association, said that at present, the beef cattle industry in Taiwan is developing rapidly, and the number of beef cattle raised has increased from 30,000 in 109 to the current 38,000; among them, the number of cattle raised in Guangyun Forest has reached 8,000. The quality of beef cattle has been greatly improved. The original dairy cattle have been changed to Angus cattle or their mixed breeds. The meat quality has improved and is very popular with the public. The cattle industry is actively developing towards "net-zero emission, environmentally friendly beef", using the public sales bureau's Distiller's grains or pineapple peels and fermented sweet potatoes replace imported feed to achieve the goal of a circular economy in agriculture.

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Zhang Zhiming said that although the industry is self-improving, it still needs government assistance. For example, in recent years, the number of beef cattle slaughterhouses has become less and less, and there are currently only 2 slaughterhouses from Taoyuan to Yunlin. Among them, only the meat market is slaughtering in Yunlin, and the slaughtering volume It has been increased from 2,400 to 6,000 heads per year, and the two-shift system has been used for slaughtering, which has reached the upper limit of slaughtering energy. Therefore, I hope the Executive Yuan can help to increase the slaughtering line and update the slaughtering equipment, so that the slaughtering volume can be increased to 10,000 heads per year. The quality of slaughtering is in line with international standards, and even cold chain equipment is introduced.

Zhang Zhiming also said that at present, the local government hopes to build a beef cutting field, which is expected to be located in Xiaodong Industrial Zone Township in Dounan, with a cost of about 40 million to 50 million yuan, and a cold chain system will be added to the factory to improve the quality of meat. ; In addition, the current price of distiller's grains is a bit high, and I hope that the Executive Yuan can help the industry reduce costs to achieve the effect of agricultural circular economy.

Legislator Liu Jianguo said that the beef cattle association and the industry are striving to develop towards "net-zero emissions, environmentally friendly beef", which is in line with national policies and goals, and the government should support and encourage it. Yunlin is the capital of agriculture, and its agricultural output value is comparable to that of Pingtung County. In order to upgrade Yunlin's agriculture, it is necessary to combine agriculture with biotechnology. Yunlin needs a biotechnology park to meet local needs, and the industry can be reborn, so that Yunlin's agriculture can be upgraded again.

Executive Director Su Zhenchang said that the current agricultural development needs to enter the circular economy, that is, to incorporate "extra products" into the circular economy, turn the useless into useful, and increase their added value. The industry hopes that the distiller's grains can reduce costs and make environmentally friendly beef more competitive. Liu hopes that the combination of biotechnology and agricultural technology will be very good. He will ask the Agricultural Committee to combine technology and agriculture according to local recommendations, so that Yunlin agriculture can resume.

Executive President Su Zhenchang, accompanied by Legislator Liu Jianguo and others, inspected the beef cattle industry in Yunlin.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)

Executive President Su Zhenchang expressed his support for the development of domestic beef cattle industry towards environmentally friendly beef and circular economy.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)

Executive President Su Zhenchang had a conversation with local cattle farmers in Yunlin.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)