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Corn price fluctuation risks remain in the outlook, North China market needs caution
Since mid-December, corn prices in the North China production area have fluctuated quite frequently, overall going through a process of decline-rebound-decline. On one hand, the weather improved, corn supply in North China recovered quickly, and enterprises saw increased arrivals, but downstream demand could not absorb it effectively, and the market pattern shifted again from a period of tight supply to a situation of oversupply, with prices continuing to fall reasonably as the market expected. On the other hand, grain moisture content was relatively high, and enterprises interested in low-moisture grain sources were forced to raise purchase prices, which in turn drove prices to stop falling and stabilise, and combined with increased outflow of some grain sources, prices in some areas even rebounded slightly. As of now, the ex-factory price of 14.5% moisture third-grade corn at deep-processing enterprises in Weifang, Shandong is 1880-1940 yuan/tonne, down about 20 yuan/tonne from last weekend, with a few enterprises seeing slightly larger declines; the ex-factory price in Shijiazhuang, Hebei is around 1740 yuan/tonne, down about 20 yuan/tonne from last weekend. It is expected that in the short term North China corn will remain stable with a weak bias, and prices will fall more in areas where farmers are more active in selling grain.
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Central Economic Work Conference convenes, agriculture, rural areas and farmers remain top priority
The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing yesterday, and the much-anticipated deployment of economic work for 2016 will also emerge as a result. Although the conference is still ongoing and no communique has been released yet, the meeting held by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the 14th has already set the tone for this conference, from which we can analyze some of the trends and development threads of China's economy in 2016.
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Targeted poverty alleviation cannot remain merely in plans; it must be put into practice.
Nowadays, enthusiasm for targeted poverty alleviation is running high across various places, with poor households being precisely identified and poverty alleviation plans formulated by category. However, does one policy per household equal "targeted"? It still depends on whether that "policy" is grounded in reality and can produce real results. Visiting a poverty-stricken county, the poverty alleviation plan had already
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Wheat quality remained stable in 2015, with structural changes intensifying
The reporter learned from the "2015 Wheat Quality Evaluation and Wheat Quality Improvement Seminar" held recently that the quality status of wheat samples submitted for inspection in China in 2015 was generally stable. However, the structure of high-quality wheat has undergone obvious changes: the proportion of samples of strong-gluten and weak-gluten varieties is small, and medium-strong-gluten and medium-gluten wheat have become the main varieties of high-quality wheat meeting the standards.
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Even with consecutive years of grain harvests, we must remain vigilant in times of peace and never relax our guard
Food security is considered the foundation of a country's social stability. China's grain production has achieved twelve consecutive years of increase - does that mean we can sit back and relax? The answer is no. In fact, China's food security issue currently faces more complex factors,
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New breakthrough in defending high-level grain production; transforming the mode and adjusting the structure become this year's main theme
Written on the occasion of the 2015 grain output hitting a new record. It was late rice harvest season in Xiaokeng Valley, Huangjia Village, Qidu Township, Yongfeng County, Jiangxi Province, where two harvesters shuttled back and forth, golden waves of rice falling and being drawn in, and plump grains filling the granary. One can imagine that this would again
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How to approach grain production next year? Maintaining strategic focus is key
The mentality of relaxing just because grain is abundant must not spread! Another bumper grain harvest this year has become a standout highlight of economic and social development. Consecutive years of grain increases are rare in history and rare in the world. This achievement did not come easily; it is the result of multiple factors working in the same direction, and it cannot be overestimated.
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Fresh food e-commerce has entered the mainstream, and the community market is opening up a new path
In the early days when the e-commerce industry was just emerging, many merchants would not choose the fresh food e-commerce industry. Its own characteristics of high costs and low profits made many merchants shrink back in fear. By contrast, the development of e-commerce in other industries was beginning to show results, so merchants' choices naturally followed the major trend of making big money.
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Safeguarding Food Security: Let the Chinese Bowl Be Filled Mainly with Chinese Grain
Food security brings prosperity to the nation; agriculture is the foundation for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieving modernization. In the full text of the recommendations for the 13th Five-Year Plan recently released to the public, the issues of agriculture, rural areas and farmers have become a major focus. General Secretary Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to the food issue. He stressed: safeguarding
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Corn purchases in main producing areas reached 30.16 million tonnes as of November 25
According to statistics, as of November 25, various grain enterprises in the main producing areas had purchased a cumulative total of 64.38 million tonnes of middle- and late-season rice, corn and soybeans, an increase of 9.17 million tonnes over the same period last year. Various grain enterprises in 14 main producing areas including Hubei and Anhui had purchased a cumulative total of 16.22 million tonnes of newly harvested middle- and late-season indica rice, a year-on-year
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