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Lower corn prices support a rising pig-to-grain ratio, potentially squeezing room for price increases
The National Development and Reform Commission recently released data showing that the national pig-to-grain price ratio has declined somewhat. On September 30, the pig-to-grain ratio was 7.82, down 0.89% from September 23. Jiang Chao, a macro bond researcher at Haitong Securities, believes that the current pig-to-grain ratio remains around 8, far above the break-even line of 6, which
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Central government increases funding for high-standard farmland construction
According to the National Agricultural Comprehensive Development Office, as of now, the central government has allocated 23.565 billion yuan in agricultural comprehensive development funds for high-standard farmland projects, which can build 27.7745 million mu of high-standard farmland, with an average increase in grain production capacity of more than 100 kg per mu. According to int
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How to Break the Dilemma of the "Three Simultaneous Increases" in Grain
The strange phenomenon of the simultaneous increase in China's grain production, imports, and stockpiles has not only caused serious unsold surpluses of domestically produced grain, but also, under the impact of cheap imported grain, has kept national grain stockpiles persistently high. In the short term, this obstructs domestic grain circulation and increases pressure on fiscal spending.
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Favorable news for corn growth as precipitation increases recently in the Huang-Huai region
According to the agricultural weather forecast issued by the National Meteorological Center on June 25, precipitation is expected to increase over the next week in China's Huang-Huai region, the southeastern part of the Northwest region, and southern Shanxi, among other places. There will be moderate rain in western and southern Huang-Huai and the southeastern part of the Northwest region, and western Huang-Huai and
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Corn seed prices diverge sharply, with dominant varieties seeing notable increases
At present, spring corn planting in Northeast China is nearly finished, and summer-sown corn in the Huang-Huai-Hai region has also begun. This year's steady increase in corn planting area has driven a substantial rise in corn seed usage. Data show that corn seed prices have risen significantly this year, with an increase of
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Four major obstacles stand in the way of domestic wheat price increases
Under the widely publicized news announced on October 10 that the 2016 national wheat reserve price-support policy price would still be maintained at 2.36 yuan/kg, the market's panic over the future of wheat gradually eased, and wheat purchase and sales prices gradually rose. After the wheat market experienced a cliff-like drop during the "October 1" holiday
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Vegetable supply increases in April, gradually entering peak season in May
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture's vegetable production information network, vegetable supply in April increased slightly year-on-year and rose month-on-month, while farm-gate wholesale prices continued to fall month-on-month. In May, vegetable production will gradually enter the peak season, and supply is expected to increase, with farm-gate wholesale prices still trending downward. In April, vegetable
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China no longer pursues consecutive grain output increases, accelerates agricultural transformation and upgrading
On March 9, the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held in the Great Hall of the People. Qian Keming, a member of the CPPCC and Chief Economist of the Ministry of Agriculture, delivered a speech titled "Transforming the Mode and Adjusting the Structure to Accelerate the Development of Modern Agriculture in the 13th Five-Year Plan." Qian Keming said that due to policy
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Why Promote the Staple-ization of Potatoes After Eleven Consecutive Years of Grain Increases
Recently, some media interviewed a scholar who has long paid attention to food security regarding the staple-ization of potatoes, which is a matter of public concern, and the scholar believes: this indicates that our country's grain reserves must have encountered problems. It is just that the central government does not say so explicitly and covers up the problem. Such a major issue concerning the national economy and people's livelihood
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Grain output increases for the eleventh consecutive year, and the sound situation in agriculture and rural areas strongly supports the new normal
Economic Daily, Beijing, December 23 (Qiao Jinliang) - The reporter learned from the National Agricultural Work Conference held today that this year China's agricultural and rural economy achieved steady progress, steady quality improvement, and steady efficiency gains from a high starting point. After grain output achieved an "eleventh consecutive increase" and exceeded the 1.2 trillion jin mark for 2 consecutive years,
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