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Why have corn prices fallen, and how big is the impact on farmers?
After a heavy snowfall, a grain broker came to the home of corn grower Zhao Jincheng to inspect the grain. "Now it has to be graded as third-class; it doesn't make second-class." "If it's third-class, after deducting freight and delivering it to the destination, it can only sell for 0.71 yuan." The corn price fell from 0.90 yuan per jin in 2014 to 0.71 yuan per jin this year. Neighbors and relatives all stored their corn, waiting to see how the price would move. But Zhao Jincheng urgently needed money, so he had to sell even at a low price, because he still had a loan to repay as soon as possible.
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Why international grain prices have fallen back to levels last seen 6 years ago
Without notice, international grain prices have returned to the low point seen during the 2008 financial crisis. The prices of wheat, corn, rice and soybeans have all fallen by more than 50% from the highs they rebounded to after the crisis. Although the drop in rice prices was less than 50%, because the rebound high during the crisis was not high enough, the current absolute price level is in fact substantially lower than the lowest level during the crisis.
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Have the poor fallen into a structural poverty trap?
In a broad sense, poverty alleviation mainly refers to two aspects: the reduction of absolute poverty and the narrowing of inequality. Over the past 30-plus years, China's alleviation of absolute poverty has been very obvious. Nowadays in many places, whether a household in a poor village owns a bicycle, motorcycle, TV set, etc. can no longer serve as a standard for judging whether it is poor.
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Corn prices in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan region have fallen noticeably
Downstream industries are shrinking, and demand for feed corn shows no sign of recovery. Compared with the usual pattern in previous years, when market prices rose steadily in small increments after entering June, this year's corn market price trend in Henan, Hebei and Shandong has been somewhat abnormal: instead of rising, it has shown a clear downward trend.
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Strong calls for expanding agricultural insurance, farmers hope for more comprehensive protection
Patches of sugarcane lay fallen on the ground, their leaves torn. At 4 pm on August 29, an unexpected gale mixed with thunderstorms and hail battered Ye Xuelin's sugarcane in Yunxi Village, Yunxi Township, Qujiang District, knocking it down askew. That wind blew wildly for a full hour, with thunder and
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How to Make Compost from Fallen Pomelo Fruit? A Detailed Guide to Production and Use
Production and Use of Compost from Fallen Pomelo Fruit. In the Hualien area, the transition between summer and autumn is often hit by typhoons, and July and August coincide with the ripening period of pomelo fruit, which frequently causes enormous losses for fruit growers. Large quantities of fallen pomelo fruit have a huge impact on the environmental hygiene of orchards; they not only
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Taiwan betel nut prices have fallen; what are the current prices and how large is the growing area?
Taiwan's betel nut orchard abandonment and crop conversion policy restarts this year, but the deadline is only until December 31; eligible betel nut farmers can apply at the township office where the land is located. The abandonment subsidy is 150,000 yuan per hectare, while for conversion, seedling costs of 5 to 10 thousand yuan are given depending on whether the land is flat or mountainous.
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How do you control fruit flies? Clean up fallen fruit and combine with traps to reduce the population
As temperatures gradually rise, fruit fly populations gradually increase, causing damage to fruit crops such as wax apples and mangoes. Huang Yubin, an associate researcher at the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, said fruit flies lay eggs inside fruit crops such as guavas, causing losses for fruit farmers. Currently, across Taiwan, the highest
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Have the prices of guava and pineapple fallen, and is pineapple doing better than the same period last year?
The Kuomintang caucus held a press conference on the 2nd, pointing out that the price of guava (common guava) in April this year was not as good as the price in the same period last year, and the price of pineapple in April also showed a gap compared with last year, and called on Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung to come up with countermeasures. In response, Su Mao-hsiang, deputy director-general of the Agriculture and Food Agency, said,
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Has the price of Philippine mangoes fallen this year, and how much per jin?
Mango, a tropical fruit, can often be seen in our daily lives. Its price is generally around 6-7 yuan per jin, but there are reports saying that Philippine mangoes have plunged to 1 mao 3 per kilogram. What is going on? The price of deformed mangoes is even lower.
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