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How to deal with cadmium pollution in rice-growing areas in southern China? National scientific and technological teams join forces for consultation
The issue of heavy metal pollution in agricultural products concerns the safety of the people's food, and has become a focus of attention for the whole of society. On March 29, the launch meeting of the Innovation Action for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Pollution in Rice in Southern China was held in Hunan, led and organized by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, with the nation's most
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On March 30, 2015, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on March 30 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 202.01, down 1.10 points from last Friday, among which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 203.24, down 1.38 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market
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Early rice seedling raising progress in South China has reached 73.2%
Early rice seedling raising in South China has reached 73.2% completion. According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, as of March 23, early rice seedling raising was 40.8% complete, with progress flat year-on-year, of which South China had completed 73.2%, Jiangxi had passed 40%, and Hunan, Hubei and Anhui had successively begun early rice seedling raising. It is expected that in early to mid-April
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Who Set the Main Tone for the Rise in Corn Prices?
Recently, the rise in domestic corn prices has slowed, but the overall price level remains firm. The extremely high volume of temporary state reserve purchases of corn in Northeast China is the main reason driving corn prices upward nationwide. However, the earlier sharp rise has overextended market expectations for the future, causing price growth to slow to varying degrees in some areas, and even to decline.
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On March 31, 2015, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on March 31 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 202.06, up 0.05 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 203.25, up 0.01 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market pork
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Technical material prices rise later, environmental pressure is the main driver
As environmental awareness strengthens, ecological and environmental protection is being taken more and more seriously. At this year's Two Sessions it even became a hot topic. Recently, with the introduction of the new Environmental Protection Law, the pesticide market is quietly undergoing changes. Last week, domestic chlorpyrifos technical material prices were higher than before the trade show
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Why Have Corn Seed Prices Soared? An In-Depth Analysis of the Causes
"Last year a bag of 50,000 kernels of Demeiya No. 1 seed cost 500 yuan, this year it has risen to 1250 yuan. How can it rise so much? That's outrageous." said Pang Long, a large grain farmer in Wudalianchi City, Heilongjiang. One hao of land (one hao equals 15 mu) needs two bags of seed, so the seed cost alone increases by
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April 1, 2015 National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index Month-on-Month Change
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on April 1 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 201.16, down 0.90 points from yesterday, of which the "Basket of Vegetables" Products Wholesale Price Index was 202.19, down 1.06 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the average price of pork at national agricultural products wholesale markets
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Corn starch prices keep running firm
Corn starch prices keep running firm After the earlier strong upward adjustments, corn prices in the production areas have now seen a slight pullback and correction, but with supply currently tight, market prices remain mainly firm. As for corn starch, although deep-processing profits have improved markedly, with enterprises' operating rates on the low side and spot corn starch inventories on the low side, spot corn starch prices will still keep running firm.
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Nationwide centralized seedling-raising area for early rice expanded by more than 4 million mu this year compared with last year
Ministry of Agriculture agricultural situation monitoring shows that this year the nationwide centralized seedling-raising area for early rice reached more than 26 million mu, an expansion of more than 4 million mu compared with last year. Among this, Hunan's centralized seedling-raising area for early rice reached more than 11 million mu, an increase of 1 million mu over last year. Jiangxi's centralized seedling-raising area was 7 million mu, an increase of
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