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Corn temporary storage price cut leaves farmers and enterprises crying losses
Farmers cry compensation, enterprises cry losses, state cuts corn temporary storage price, rippling a pool of water. Reporter Wang Peilian, China Youth Daily (December 03, 2015, page 06). Recently, Hua Shujun, a large corn grower living in Gaojia Village, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, often goes to the national storage depot near the village to inquire about corn purchase prices and intake conditions.
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State Cut to Corn Temporary Storage Price Triggers Market Fluctuations
Recently, Hua Shujun, a large-scale corn grower in Gaojia Village, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, often goes to the state reserve warehouse near the village to inquire about corn purchase prices and intake conditions. Besides farming, Hua Shujun also runs a planting cooperative. This year, all of the more than 60 member households planted
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Garlic yields a net profit of 1500 yuan per mu, higher than corn
Recently, the Price Bureau of Lanling County conducted a survey on the 2015 autumn grain production, procurement and returns. The survey shows that over the past three years, garlic planting returns in Lanling County: each mu produces 2000 jin of garlic and 1200 jin of garlic scapes. The planting cost is 5100 yuan (including family labor and the imputed rent of self-owned land).
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What are the chemical fertilizer utilization rates for China's three major grain crops: rice, corn and wheat?
Zeng Yande, Director of the Planting Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, revealed at a press conference on the 2nd that in recent years China has carried out an action to achieve zero growth in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and the utilization rates of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have steadily increased. According to scientific calculation, in 2015 China's rice, corn and wheat three major grain
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Corn planting area to be reduced as a priority, overall approach to agricultural adjustment has taken shape
Pan Wenbo, deputy director of the Planting Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, recently disclosed that a new round of overall thinking on agricultural adjustment, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, has been formed. In the next step, in accordance with the food security strategy of "storing grain in the land" and "storing grain in technology," it will adhere to being
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Industry Viewpoint: Corn Prices Fall in North China, Northeast Temporary Storage Policy Tightens
Recently, China's two major corn-producing regions, the Northeast and North China, have been operating around different themes. First, some enterprises in Heilongjiang were affected by tightened temporary storage standards, and purchasing was suspended for a time. With temporary storage purchases progressing too quickly, the state's attitude toward regulating the purchasing pace was clear.
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Reducing Corn Planting Area Becomes Agricultural Adjustment Priority
Pan Wenbo, deputy director of the Department of Crop Production Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, recently told Economic Observer Online that the overall approach for a new round of agricultural adjustment led by the Ministry of Agriculture has been formed. In the next step, in accordance with the food security strategy of "storing grain in the land" and "storing grain in technology," the government will adhere to
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Imported coarse grains replace corn, 2015 increase expected to reach 108%
In 2014, China's total imports of sorghum, barley and DDGS (dried distillers grains with solubles) amounted to 16.6 million tons, and the total imports of these products in 2015 are expected to reach 30 million tons, an increase of 81%. Excluding the portion of barley used for brewing, after conversion, the above imported products in 2015 are expected to replace feed
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Corn futures may weaken in a volatile market ahead; what does the industry think?
Last week, rare rainfall occurred in Northeast China, with temperatures rising and falling sharply, which was very unfavorable for corn storage. At the same time, roads were icy and transportation was difficult. It is expected that the short-term progress of temporary storage entering warehouses may be forced to slow down. As the Spring Festival approaches, farmers' willingness to cash in increases, and coupled with the
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Why did the domestic corn rally suddenly hit the brakes?
Do you remember that when domestic corn market prices kept rising in November, we could not help but wonder whether corn's spring had arrived early, but after entering December this rally suddenly took a sharp turn, with prices in most regions stopping their rise and falling, especially in the North China and Huang-Huai production areas where the previous gains had been swiftest, the declines were most pronounced.
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