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Wheat quality remained stable in 2015, with structural changes intensifying
The reporter learned from the "2015 Wheat Quality Evaluation and Wheat Quality Improvement Seminar" held recently that the quality status of wheat samples submitted for inspection in China in 2015 was generally stable. However, the structure of high-quality wheat has undergone obvious changes: the proportion of samples of strong-gluten and weak-gluten varieties is small, and medium-strong-gluten and medium-gluten wheat have become the main varieties of high-quality wheat meeting the standards.
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On December 21, 2015, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on December 21 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 202.53, down 0.15 points from last Friday, among which the "vegetable basket" product wholesale price index was 203.68, down 0.15 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market
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Crop price insurance lets farmers lock in profits without losses
If paying more than 20 yuan per mu in insurance premiums could guarantee the profitability of grain farming, I would certainly be willing to pay. The speaker is Liu Jianlin, a major grain farmer in Xueyan Town, Wujin District, Changzhou City. This year he planted more than 600 mu of rice; half of the plots yielded more than 650 kg of paddy per mu, while the other half could not be harvested in time due to rainy weather and yielded only 450 kg per mu. Moreover, this year the price of paddy was 0.46 yuan per kg lower than last year, so the profitability of grain farming was much worse than in previous years.
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On December 22, 2015, the "National Wholesale Price Index for Agricultural Products" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on December 22 the National Wholesale Price Index for Agricultural Products was 202.80, up 0.27 points from yesterday, among which the Wholesale Price Index for Basket Products was 204.16, up 0.48 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market pork
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On December 23, 2015, the "National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on December 23 the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index was 202.41, down 0.39 points from yesterday, among which the "Vegetable Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 203.67, down 0.49 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural wholesale market pig
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Urban work must be advanced together with work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers
The Central Urban Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 20 to 21. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission; Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council; Zhang Dejiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
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Farmers can now get loans more easily, and banks feel safer about lending
They would rather forgo a 100,000 yuan fiscal subsidy and still hope to obtain a 1 million yuan loan. This one remark lays bare the thirst of new-type agricultural business entities for finance. Modern agriculture cannot do without finance, yet "difficult loans" and "expensive loans" have long plagued business entities, becoming "growing pains." Li
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Modern agriculture development showcases China's confidence
From facing the yellow earth with back to the sky to farming easily with a click of the mouse; from wearing masks and carrying sprayer tanks to calling on a mobile phone and letting "dragonflies" do the spraying; from peddling through streets and alleys to building a sales empire on WeChat Moments; from crowdfunding to enlighten poor villages to PPP for soil improvement... On the vast fields, wonderful stories of modern agriculture keep emerging.
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New GMO labeling rules introduced: products made with GM raw materials must be labeled, mung beans prohibited from being labeled non-GMO
New GMO (GM) labeling rules: products processed with GM raw materials must be clearly labeled, while crops such as mung beans that have no GM varieties may not be labeled 'non-GMO'. This article explains the scope of labeling, the reasons behind it, and key compliance points for growers and businesses.
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