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The benefits and effects of vine-ripened red passion fruit, netting organic happiness
In mid-June, the weather in southern Taiwan, China is unbearably hot. Chen Shigong and Huang Huijuan, the couple at Shihui Organic Farm who had already been busy in the fields all morning, fearless of the scorching sun overhead, hold freshly harvested, brilliantly red passion fruit in their hands, wipe away sweat and say they are used to it, their faces full of
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Ministry of Agriculture data: vegetable export value up 9.0% year-on-year in the first half
From January to June, China's imports and exports of agricultural products totaled 97.64 billion USD, up 11.8% year-on-year. Of this, exports were 33.77 billion USD, up 5.7% year-on-year; imports were 63.87 billion USD, up 15.3% year-on-year; the trade deficit was 30.10 billion USD, up 28.5% year-on-year. Vegetables: From January to June, export value was 5.95 billion USD
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Corn prices have already entered a long, drawn-out bear market, and the downward trend is unlikely to reverse in the short term
Since June, domestic corn futures prices have shown an accelerating downward momentum, and the monthly chart of the corn main 1601 contract even posted 6 consecutive declines, showing that corn prices already have bear market characteristics. Under the heavy pressures of adjustment to the stockpiling policy, massive inventory buildup, the new-season corn coming to market, and sluggish demand,
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New wheat harvest and drying advisory: rainfall expected in the Huang-Huai region on June 1-3
From May 25-28, most of North China, northern Huang-Huai and eastern Shaanxi saw 1 to 2 days of high temperatures with maximums of 30°C, among which most of central and eastern North China had 1 to 2 days with daily maximum temperatures reaching 32-35°C, and parts of central and southern Hebei, eastern Beijing and most of Tianjin had high
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On June 1, 2015, the "National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on June 1 the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index was 199.74, down 0.02 points from last Friday, among which the "Vegetable Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 200.31, down 0.06 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, at agricultural wholesale markets nationwide
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June 3, 2015: Rise and Fall of the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on June 3 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 200.24, down 0.38 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 200.95, down 0.39 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market pork
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First Generation of Potato Staple Food Products Launched in Beijing
On June 1, the first batch of first-generation potato staple food products - steamed buns made with 30% whole potato flour - developed by the Institute of Food Science and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and produced by Haile Da Food Co., Ltd., went on sale in Beijing. Chen Mengshan, Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, attended the launch
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Rises and Falls of the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index on June 2, 2015
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on June 2 the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index was 200.62, up 0.88 points from yesterday, of which the "Shopping Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 201.34, up 1.03 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, at agricultural wholesale markets nationwide, pork
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On June 4, 2015, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on June 4 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 199.91, down 0.33 points from yesterday, among which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 200.64, down 0.31 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, pork at national agricultural products wholesale markets
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Keeping the red line for cultivated land is key to advancing ecological civilization
On June 3, the State Council Information Office held a briefing, inviting experts to introduce the situation regarding China's ecological civilization development. Zhang Xiaoling, assistant to the director of the Land Surveying and Planning Institute of the Ministry of Land and Resources, believes that advancing ecological civilization requires keeping the red line for cultivated land. Regarding how to use land in
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