Huai'an County Expands Full-Chain Mutton Sheep Industry

China News Service reported that Huai'an County in Hebei Province is advancing its mutton sheep industry toward a connected industrial chain. At the breeding base of Huai'an Muduoli Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. located in Huai'an Town, digital monitoring screens track enclosure temperature, humidity, and ammonia concentration in real time. Company head Nan You stated that intelligent operations have reduced labor costs while increasing the survival and market-readiness rates of mutton sheep. Across Huai'an County, slaughtering and processing operations are expanding alongside breeding activities. Huai'an County Sanlian Livestock Slaughter Co., Ltd. maintains an annual slaughter volume that firmly ranks first in Zhangjiakou. Liu Haijun, the company chairman, stated that the enterprise implemented an integrated model connecting leading enterprises, breeding parks, and smallholders to support joint development among breeders. To enhance consumer trust, Huai'an County connected to a digital agricultural traceability platform. The system introduces satellite tracking into the mutton sheep sector, enabling consumers to inspect the entire growth trajectory of sheep simply by scanning a code. Huai'an mutton products are currently sold in large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing and Tianjin. Through cold-chain transportation, these products can reach major markets nationwide within 48 hours.

Huai'an Town serves as the county's core sheep breeding zone, where mutton sheep breeding contributes over 60% to local farmers' income growth. In addition, the township's sheep breeding sector provides employment for more than 4000 local residents.