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Grain imports will not increase substantially; the "China grain threat" theory does not exist
Bi Meijia, Chief Economist and Press Spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture, recently responded to the "China grain threat" theory, pointing out that imports of the three major grains - rice, wheat and corn - currently account for only 2.4% of domestic production, which is relatively low. In the future, it may be appropriate to import some varieties that are in short supply domestically
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Ministry of Agriculture Makes Clear That Next Year's Increase in Farmers' Income Must Remain Above 7.5%
According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Han Changfu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of Agriculture, said today that next year every effort must be made to keep grain output stable at more than 1,100 billion jin and to keep the increase in farmers' income above 7.5%. On December 12, the Ministry of Agriculture held an enlarged meeting of the Party Leadership Group to convey
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China's grain output is expected to increase again
"In 2014, China's grain production is expected to achieve another bumper harvest, realizing an 11th consecutive year of increase. Farmers' incomes are also expected to achieve an 11th consecutive year of increase." On November 21, at the 2nd China New Agriculture Industry Annual Conference and the National County-Level Agricultural Economy Summit Forum, Zhang Hongyu, Director of the Department of Rural Economy and Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, said as much.
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Increased rapeseed imports: uncertainty over rapeseed meal price rebound
Increased rapeseed imports put pressure on rapeseed meal. Statistics show that in October, China's rapeseed imports arriving at port totaled 187,000 tonnes, down 164% from 495,000 tonnes the previous month, but up 153.9% year on year from 737,000 tonnes in October last year. Current port inventory stands at 352,000 tonnes, up 40% month on month and up 89% year on year.
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Next year, keep the increase in farmers' income above 7.5%
On December 12, the Ministry of Agriculture held an expanded Party leadership group meeting. The meeting noted that next year, every possible effort must be made to keep grain output stable at above 1,100 billion jin and to keep the increase in farmers' income above 7.5%. Ministry of Agriculture: Next year, keep the increase in farmers' income above 7.5% December
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Pest and disease prevention and control reduce disasters and losses, boosting the eleventh consecutive increase in grain output
Drought breeds insects, damp breeds disease; the climate is unpredictable, and pests and diseases occur every year. This year's climate changes have caused biological disasters such as pests and diseases to occur frequently and severely. Agricultural departments at all levels, with a high degree of self-awareness and firm confidence, have never relaxed their grip on pest and disease prevention and control, snatching grain from the mouths of insects to ensure a bumper harvest
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Wheat Faces a Warm Winter, with Increased Risk of Freeze Damage and Drought
Wheat Faces a Warm Winter, with Increased Risk of Freeze Damage and Drought According to a report from the National Climate Center, the 2014 El Nino phenomenon has escalated again and is expected to peak in December, and northern China may see a warm winter this winter. At present, in China's Huang-Huai-Hai wheat region, wheat sown before October 7 is growing noticeably well; if a warm winter occurs, there is a clear trend toward excessive growth, especially in the southern Huang-Huai wheat region, where the risk of excessive wheat growth and winter-spring freeze damage is markedly increased. In the Heilonggang River basin and in Dezhou, Heze and other places in Shandong, because the land is saline-alkali, wheat emergence is poor; especially in areas with annual precipitation of only 500-600 mm, where wheat and corn are double-cropped in 1 year and there is no adequate irrigation, the risk of wheat encountering drought stress during a warm winter increases.
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Eleventh Consecutive Grain Increase May Involve Deception, Technological Yield Gains Increasingly Difficult
The National Bureau of Statistics issued a notice on December 4, stating that the national total grain output in 2014 reached 607.099 million tons, an increase of 5.16 million tons over 2013. China's total grain output achieved an eleventh consecutive increase. Another grain increase should be good news. However, as soon as the news came out, it triggered numerous doubts.
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In the first three quarters of 2014, farmers' cash income rose by nearly 10% year on year
Since the beginning of this year, China's farmers' income has continued to grow relatively quickly, and the income gap between urban and rural residents has narrowed further. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first three quarters of this year, the per capita cash income of rural residents nationwide was 8,527 yuan, a real increase of 9.
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Agricultural investment must only increase, never decrease; even when finances are tight, it must be guaranteed
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Central Rural Work Conference was held in Beijing from the 22nd to the 23rd, to study major measures for advancing agricultural modernization through reform and innovation. The conference pointed out that agricultural modernization is the foundation and support of national modernization, and is still currently a prominent weak link, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects
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