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Reducing the Proportion of Corn in Feed Helps Break Free from the Vicious Cycle of Selling Low and Buying High
In the past, pig farming sometimes yielded zero profit; now things are better - using straw instead of corn as feed can increase income by 200 yuan per pig raised. These words from Liu Bin, a farmer in Kalun Village, Xingyuan Township, Songyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, capture the encouraging changes in the village's pig farming industry. In earlier years, pork
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China's large-scale corn high-yield record raised by more than 100 kg again
The Ministry of Agriculture recently organized experts for acceptance inspection. The Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences achieved a new record of 1227.6 kg per mu in average yield per mu in the 10,000-mu corn demonstration field of the 71st Regiment of the Fourth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, an increase of more than 100 kg over the national large-scale high-yield record of 1113.4 kg/mu set in 2012.
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Corn starch futures will drive the upgrading and development of China's corn industry chain
After a long wait, corn starch has finally been approved for listing, which means the futures market will provide new guaranteed support for the extension and development of the corn processing industry. On the 21st, a spokesperson for the China Securities Regulatory Commission stated that the CSRC has approved the Dalian Commodity Exchange
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2014 Northeast China corn temporary purchase and storage price announced
The National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration of Grain, the Ministry of Finance, and the Agricultural Development Bank of China jointly issued the "Notice on Issues Concerning the National Temporary Storage and Purchase of Corn in Northeast China in 2014." The notice states that in 2014 the state will continue to implement the temporary corn purchase and storage policy in the three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia.
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How can breeding technology make seed production simpler?
The core competitiveness of a corn variety is mainly reflected in 3 aspects. The first is ease of seed production, that is, the seed production technology is simple and easy to operate, and the seed production yield is high, making it easy to ensure all quality parameters; the second is field performance, with high yield, stable yield, multiple resistance, and wide adaptability; the third is grain
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Corn Starch Futures Listing Imminent: Dalian Commodity Exchange Conducts Full-Market Simulation Test
On November 29, the Dalian Commodity Exchange (hereinafter referred to as DCE) conducted the first full-market trading test of the corn starch futures contract. The test process went smoothly and all functional points displayed normally, comprehensively verifying the safety and effectiveness of the trading system. This test covered
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Major scientific research push on improved corn and soybean varieties aims for substantive breakthroughs
On December 2, the Ministry of Agriculture held the launch meeting for the national major scientific research push on improved varieties. At the meeting, Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong emphasized that the major scientific research push on improved varieties must clarify three major goals and tasks: breed and promote a batch of breakthrough new varieties, explore a new model of joint research, and
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China's corn import restrictions may only be the beginning
After restricting US corn imports, Chinese government officials may turn their attention to corn supplies from other regions, and may also restrict the growing imports of sorghum. The US agricultural attaché has lowered its forecast for China's corn imports in 2014/15 to a four-year
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Corn market enters the off-season early, buying and selling in Hebei, Shandong and Henan turn cold
Recently, reporters traveled through the vast rural areas of Henan, Hebei and Shandong, where neatly stacked corn cribs could be seen everywhere, with some farmers' doorways even piled with more than 10 corn cribs about two meters high. Corn traders traveling with the reporters from Futures Daily
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Temporary storage corn mold rate standard expected to be relaxed soon
Affected by weather factors, mold has commonly occurred in corn in Northeast China, causing many corn loads to be turned away when sold and delivered to warehouses, and farmers in some areas have difficulty selling grain. According to reporters, this year farmers' corn mold rate is far higher than the procurement and warehousing standard of Sinograin, which has led to turned-away trucks and difficulty selling grain. Relevant state departments may issue documents in the coming days to relax the warehousing standard for moldy corn.
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