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The transformation and upgrading of agricultural development methods still needs continued advancement
Agriculture is the foundation for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieving modernization. During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, China's agricultural development saw both achievements and problems coexist. First, the comprehensive grain production capacity reached a new level, with grain production climbing two steps of one hundred billion jin each within 5 years, and total grain output in 2014 reaching
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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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Rural land reform needs holistic design: three basic recommendations for reference
Rural land system reform faces three most important aspects: market entry of collective operational construction land, paid withdrawal from homestead land, and narrowing the scope of land expropriation. From the current situation, institutional design shows a tendency toward fragmentation, and the three should be designed holistically and integrated into one.
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