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Nationwide year-on-year price increases for beef and mutton have narrowed noticeably since the start of this year
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture on the 3rd that since the start of this year, nationwide beef and mutton prices have not continued the upward trend of previous years, and the year-on-year price increases have narrowed noticeably. In the first three quarters, the average year-on-year price increases for beef and mutton were only 7.5% and 6%. In pastoral provinces such as Inner Mongolia, however, beef and mutton
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Organic fertilizer utilization up 20%, Ministry of Agriculture releases national data
On October 29, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national on-site meeting on farmland quality construction in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It was learned at the meeting that next year the Ministry of Agriculture will vigorously advance the protection and improvement of farmland quality, with soil fertility enhancement, soil improvement, nutrient balance, and quality restoration as the main contents, and with high-standard farmland project completion areas, cultivated land requisition-compensation balance project areas, and areas with prominent farmland quality problems as the implementation priorities, focusing on improving the intrinsic quality of farmland to lay a solid long-term foundation for grain and agricultural production.
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China's Grain Output Rises Year After Year, Yet Supply and Demand Remain Tight: How Much Room Is There to Raise Yields Per Unit Area?
At present, the national winter wheat autumn sowing is drawing to a close. China's wheat has enjoyed bumper harvests for many consecutive years, yet stable development still faces some weak links. Under the rigid constraints of land and water resources, declining comparative returns from planting, and the impact of the international market, how can China's wheat achieve stable production and increased output?
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Vegetable Supply Increases in October, Prices Fall Year-on-Year
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture's Vegetable Production Information Network, vegetable supply in October increased both year-on-year and month-on-month. Farm-gate wholesale prices of vegetables fell year-on-year but rose month-on-month. November marks the beginning of the off-season for vegetable production, and vegetable supply is expected to remain basically stable, with prices rising steadily. In October, vegetable
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According to statistics bureau data, total grain output increased by 10.3 billion jin in 2014
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 4 (Lu Chao) According to a message released on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics on the 4th, based on the National Bureau of Statistics' sample survey of agricultural production and operation households in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) nationwide and comprehensive statistics on agricultural production and operation units, the national total grain output was 607.099 million tons (1
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Decision to increase tax support for rural finance
December 3 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on December 3, deploying the rollout of Zhongguancun pilot policies on a larger scale and accelerating the development of national independent innovation demonstration zones to further encourage mass entrepreneurship and innovation; and deciding to increase tax support for rural
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National Bureau of Statistics interprets 0.9% grain output increase in 2014: stable policy
According to a message on the National Bureau of Statistics website, Hou Rui, a senior statistician in the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, today interpreted the grain production situation. Hou Rui said that the 0.9% increase in national grain output in 2014 was mainly because the central government continued to introduce a series of policies to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers, and the policies were relatively stable. According to
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Grain production must increase both output and quality
This year China's grain production has achieved an eleventh consecutive increase, a remarkable achievement secured against the backdrop of China's slowing economic growth, and one worth celebrating. Yet amid the rejoicing, we must also recognize that although output keeps rising, compared with developed countries China's grain production still cannot shake off
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China's total grain output achieves an "eleventh consecutive increase"
Employees of the Qilihe National Grain Reserve Depot in Yi County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, drying corn they purchased (photo taken November 13). Farmers in Qiongzhong County, Hainan, rushing to harvest mountain rice (photo taken November 8). Wang Qiaoying, a farmer in Xihan Village, Quanzhang Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi, drying harvested corn (photo taken November 4).
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China will carry out research on green yield-increasing models to promote sustainable agricultural development
In recent years, the pressure on China's agricultural ecological environment has been steadily increasing. Bi Meijia, Chief Economist and Press Spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture, said on the 5th that China will carry out research on green yield-increasing models, striving to achieve a sustainable national food security strategy. Bi Meijia was speaking at a new press conference of the State Council
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