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How to view the sharp increase in China's grain imports in recent years
Over the past few years, China's grain imports, especially rice imports, have increased substantially, and China has now become one of the world's top two rice importing countries, while China's rice exports have remained at a relatively low level; correspondingly, China's domestic paddy rice output has increased and inventories have remained high, creating a two-way squeeze on China's rice market
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Domestic soybean market sees a turnaround, but soybean oil prices struggle to rebound
Imported soybeans become the star of sales Since China began importing soybeans in 1995, import volumes have risen year after year, making China a veritable number one soybean importer in the world. It is understood that in 2014 China imported 71.4 million tons of soybeans for the whole year, up 12.7% year on year. This year
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Helping farmers is not just about delivering fish to the countryside; it is more important to teach people how to fish
Activities such as bringing books to the countryside, bringing medicine to the countryside, bringing science and technology to the countryside, and bringing science and technology to the countryside are being carried out in full swing across all regions of the country. The content of all kinds of "bringing to the countryside" activities is dazzling. After "bringing to the countryside," what are the results? When books were brought to the countryside, villagers in a certain area were not interested in most of the books, and no
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When potato is used as a staple food, nutrition and taste matter equally
In 2015, the national strategy for the development of potato staple food products and the potato industry was officially launched, which is of great significance for ensuring national food security, improving people's dietary structure and promoting social and economic development. With staple crops such as rice, wheat and corn facing limited room for yield increases,
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Egg prices rise again, with laying hen "supply gap" as an important driver
"The previous climb in egg prices was mainly driven by high temperatures." Zhu Binglin, vice president of Shanxi Jinlong Group, explained to reporters that high temperatures caused a rise in the proportion of laying hens "resting in summer," reducing egg supply. With both laying rate and egg weight declining, the national chicken
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Soybean imports hit record highs repeatedly, why is domestic soybean mired in difficulty?
In recent months, China's soybean imports have repeatedly hit record highs. The high foreign dependence of soybeans has left domestic soybeans mired ever deeper in difficulty. In the first 8 months of this year, China imported a cumulative 52.39 million tons of soybeans, once again setting a record for the same period in history, of which soybeans from Brazil accounted for
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Sorghum, barley and other imports must be licensed, intent to strengthen regulation is obvious
Starting from September 1, imports of four categories of goods - barley, sorghum, cassava and corn distillers' grains - will require an additional procedure: obtaining an automatic import license. On August 6, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued Joint Announcement No. 34 of 2015, deciding to include barley, sorghum, cassava and
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Cheap Western Agricultural Imports May Crush Chinese Agriculture
The impact of cheap agricultural imports on Chinese agriculture is obvious: phenomena that occurred during the era of capitalist economic crises, such as abandoned farmland, dumping milk, and slaughtering cattle, have been replayed in China. Recently, the author learned that after importing soybeans, corn,
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Imported fruit diversity: some consumers love it, some hate it
More and more foreign fruits, with unusual appearances and quite high prices. Ms. Luo, a resident who quite likes eating fruit, often visits major fruit shops, and recently she has noticed that strangely shaped fruits are becoming more and more common. A few days ago I saw one at a fruit shop on Donghe Road
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Important progress made in China in the development of potato as a staple food
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 18 (Reporters Lin Hui and Wang Yu) Chen Mengshan, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said on the 18th that since the Ministry of Agriculture launched the work of developing potato as a staple food in July 2013, the relevant research teams of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have overcome technical difficulties such as few dedicated varieties, weak adhesion of whole potato flour,
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