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Nationwide drought eases to below multi-year average for the same period, autumn grain production outlook favorable
Although localized drought in Northeast China is still relatively severe, the drought is noticeably lighter than the same period last year and below the multi-year average for the same period of 120 million mu. The Ministry of Agriculture and the China Meteorological Administration, after joint consultation, concluded that although the current drought has affected autumn grain production in some areas, the growth progress of autumn grain in most major production areas in Northeast China and the Yangtze
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Rising Risks for Corn as Prices Face a Pullback; Tight Supply of High-Quality Grain May Ease
Since June and July, corn futures prices have risen sharply, driven by drought weather and tight supply of high-quality grain. Among them, the nearby 1409 contract showed the most obvious trend, with corn 1409 rising about 14.58% and 1501 rising about 4.35% in the short two months to the end of August. The earlier rapid rise in corn futures prices
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Central government financial support for unified prevention and control of major crop pests and diseases
To support localities across the country in carrying out unified prevention and control of crop pests and diseases, and to prevent and control the adverse effects of crop pests and diseases on agricultural production, the central government recently allocated 650 million yuan in agricultural production disaster relief funds to provide appropriate
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Full-scale launch of concentrated autumn animal epidemic immunization work
The Ministry of Agriculture held a national video conference on autumn major animal epidemic prevention and control on the 10th, and the concentrated autumn animal epidemic immunization work was fully launched starting today. Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Kangzhen said that this year the national prevention and control of major animal epidemics has achieved remarkable results, the peste des petits ruminants
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The rise in farmland transfer fees for grain fields must be moderate; the rate of increase should not be too fast
According to recent media reports, competitive bidding for contracted land in Yinji Town, Jinhu County, Huai'an, Jiangsu, has pushed up the value of grain fields once again. The annual contract fee has risen from 700-750 yuan/mu in the past to 950-1070 yuan/mu now. Yinji Town currently has 43,000 mu of grain fields, and 38,000 mu has already been transferred.
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In 2014, both national cotton area and output declined; the Ministry of Agriculture released the data
Report from this website: It is learned that this year's national cotton planting area is expected to drop 8.7% from last year, and because some cotton regions suffered drought, high temperatures and other meteorological disasters earlier, the full-year cotton output is expected to be somewhat lower than last year. The reduction in the national cotton area is mainly due to the relatively large decline in the inland cotton area.
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Public Notice List of National Demonstration Cooperatives and Water Use Demonstration Organizations Released
On September 10, the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on the Development of Farmers' Cooperatives nationwide released in Beijing the public notice list of national demonstration cooperatives, with 4021 cooperatives and water use organizations entering the public notice stage of assessment. In accordance with the requirements of this year's Central Document No. 1 and the work arrangements made at the beginning of the year by the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on the Development of Farmers' Cooperatives nationwide,
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China's wheat total production and per-unit yield increases both hit an 8-year high
According to a report by CCTV.com, building on the high base of consecutive years of grain production increases, China's wheat has again achieved a bumper harvest this year, with the increases in both total production and per-unit yield reaching their highest levels in 8 years, making it the only one of the three major staple grains to achieve 11 consecutive years of increased production. The latest statistics show
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Support for college-graduate village officials in starting businesses still needs to be increased
College-graduate village officials are an important group of young people active on the front lines of modern agriculture and new rural construction. They generally have characteristics such as a high level of education, good overall quality and strong creativity, and they are also an important group of young rural entrepreneurs and an important part of the "new farmers."
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High risk of major rice pests and diseases recurring at the heading stage
Since late August, rice areas in the south have been affected by excessive rainfall and "late autumn without cool weather," causing the population density of the two migratory rice pests to rise rapidly, rice blast is still spreading, and there is a relatively high risk of major pests and diseases recurring at the heading stage. Localities, in accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture's
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