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China's grain imports reached 26.08 million tons in January-September
In January-September, China's agricultural product import and export value was 139.18 billion USD, down 4.9% year on year. Among this, exports were 50.29 billion USD, down 2.7% year on year; imports were 88.89 billion USD, down 6.1% year on year; the trade deficit was 38.60 billion USD, down 10.3% year on year. I. Grain In January-September, total grain imports
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Autumn vegetable planting area slightly increased in September, with the peak harvest season arriving in October
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture's vegetable production information network, vegetable supply in September was basically flat year-on-year and increased month-on-month, while farm-gate wholesale prices rose both year-on-year and month-on-month. In October, autumn vegetables will begin to hit the market in large volumes, and farm-gate wholesale prices for vegetables will edge down slightly, though the price level will remain higher than the previous year.
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In October, surface soil moisture was poor across most of the northern wheat region, unfavorable for wheat sowing
Since September, temperatures across most of the northern winter wheat region have been close to slightly above the same period in normal years, with ample sunshine, and the maturity period of autumn-harvested crops has been close to normal or slightly earlier; at present, deep soil moisture is relatively good across most of the northern winter wheat region, laying a good foundation of subsoil moisture for winter wheat sowing and emergence; however, in recent
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Long-term trends in China's corn market look positive as industrial policy reforms keep improving
On September 17, the 8th International Corn Industry Conference, jointly held by the Dalian Commodity Exchange and the China Feed Industry Association, opened in Wuhan, Hubei Province. With the theme of innovating risk management and helping transformation and upgrading, the conference aimed to build a platform for information sharing and communication
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High-Yield Creation Lets Smallholder Grain Growers Join Forces into a Fist
On the afternoon of September 22, in the stretch of rice paddies in Chunhua Mountain Village, Chunhua Town, Changsha County, Hunan Province, Wang Guisan, head of the Wawulong group, and farmers managing irrigation were checking the water-saturation of the rice. The seedlings were already knee-high and it was exactly the grain-filling stage, so Wang Guisan was especially attentive.
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National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index Changes on September 24, 2015
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index on September 24 was 205.74, down 1.07 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 207.47, down 1.26 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the average price of pork at national agricultural wholesale markets
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Busy Autumn Harvest at the Autumn Equinox: Enjoying the Joy of a Bountiful Harvest on September 23
On September 23, the Autumn Equinox among the 24 solar terms, workers drive a harvester to reap millet in the Shandong Dongying Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone. On September 23, the Autumn Equinox among the 24 solar terms, farmers in Fangling Village, Beiguo Township, Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, hang harvested corn
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National Potato Staple Food Processing Industry Alliance Officially Established
On September 21, the founding conference of the National Potato Staple Food Processing Industry Alliance, spearheaded by the Institute of Food Science and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was held in Dingxi, Gansu. The conference adopted the alliance's charter and the list of organizational personnel, and elected
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Tea Quality and Safety Become the Focus of the Second Tea Industry Conference
On September 19-20, the Second Tea Industry Conference, hosted by the China Agricultural International Cooperation Promotion Association, was held at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, local agricultural departments such as the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Agriculture, Chinese and foreign industry associations, and Chinese and foreign tea enterprises attended the conference. Tea industry standards and quality
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How to Build the Demonstration Zone into a Pioneer Zone for Modern Agricultural Development
From September 16 to 18, the Ministry of Agriculture held a training class in Huzhou, Zhejiang on the policy of replacing subsidies with awards for the National Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zones. Yang Shaopin, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Agriculture, stressed at the meeting that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the work of the demonstration zones will shift to a new stage of attaching equal importance to construction and management, and all demonstration
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