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Super hybrid rice crop failure raises questions; Longping High-Tech responds: historic low temperatures triggered rice blast
On July 30, 2013, Academician Yuan Longping inspects the growth of super hybrid rice in Shucheng County, Anhui Province. Photo/CFP Recently, Longping High-Tech's super rice Liangyou 0293, affected by rice blast, suffered large-scale total crop failure in Anhui, a major agricultural province, and affected farmers questioned the seed production
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Assessment of Super Rice Variety Adaptability Urgently Needs Strengthening
Vice Minister of Agriculture Zhang Taolin said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 14th that the requirements for super rice are high yield, high quality, high efficiency, and also resistance. However, some super rice varieties are suitable for specific regions, and when they are introduced to other regions, their shortcomings become apparent. Regarding the recent
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Corn prices unlikely to see deep correction, temporary storage auction runs low-key
The much-watched "trial" auction of temporary-storage corn in the south has ended. Given that the starting prices at this auction did not show the worrying "low prices," the state's intention to auction at a price that covers costs is obvious, and the bearish impact of the auction on the market is limited. Temporary storage auction proceeds "low-key." On April 9, the
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Why Are Corn Prices Weak? Ample Supply in Sales Areas, Social Inventories Still Being Released
I. Spot Market Northeast Production Areas: Outbound shipments from production areas temporarily stable; spring planting underway in Heilongjiang Currently, traders in Northeast production areas are still releasing inventory, and outbound prices remain stable compared with last week. At present, grain sources in the hands of farmers in Liaoning and Inner Mongolia are basically sold out, while some villages in Jilin and Heilongjiang still have corn for sale, but farmers' asking prices are relatively high, traders' current purchasing willingness is not strong, and buying and selling are sluggish. Regarding spring planting, all Northeast regions except Heilongjiang have completed spring planting, and seedling emergence in Jilin and Inner Mongolia is good. Rainfall this week effectively alleviated the earlier drought in Liaoning. In eastern and northern Heilongjiang, planting was delayed due to low temperatures earlier, and spring planting work is still underway.
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Ample Corn Supply Limits Room for Futures Price Rebound
After the sharp decline in mid-to-late May, Dalian corn futures stabilized at the beginning of June, maintaining a low-level oscillating trend. Looking ahead, domestic corn supply remains ample, while demand shows little improvement, and with large inflows of imported corn and substitutes, corn
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Domestic japonica rice prices are expected to remain high
Currently, domestic rice processing enterprises basically purchase rice from grain depots and trading markets, and mainly policy-oriented rice. Since policy-oriented rice must follow the principle of price-matching sales, the transaction floor price is relatively stable. Meanwhile, the domestic rice market is in the off-season for market consumption, and many processing enterprises reduce rice market supply by suspending production for maintenance, in order to support rice prices in remaining relatively stable. Overall, in the short term there will be few changes in the domestic supply and demand environment, and japonica rice prices will remain stable.
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On September 16, 2015, the "National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on September 16 the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index was 211.76, down 0.18 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 214.65, down 0.26 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, at national agricultural wholesale markets, the average price of pork
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Inflated List Prices and Inconsistent Quality Make the Hairy Crab Market Even More Chaotic This Year
On September 20, Yangcheng Lake opened for the season, and with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approaching, hairy crabs began entering their peak sales period. However, this year, because Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs suffered a poor harvest due to many factors, sales chaos has intensified, with price confusion, inconsistent quality, and many online
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Why Are China's Grain Prices Higher Than the International Market? Chen Xiwen Says the Reasons Are Complex
On November 4, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, inviting Chen Xiwen, deputy head and director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Rural Work, and Han Jun, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Rural Work, to interpret the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee and present the Comprehensive
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Grain prices and agricultural subsidies will be separated, Chen Xiwen makes clear statement
China Youth Online, November 4 (China Youth Daily · China Youth Online reporter Hao Shuai) The formation of grain prices should stay close to the market while also taking into account farmers' legitimate income. This is a very important principle for the future formation of China's grain prices. Today, at the State Council Information Office
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