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Ministry of Commerce monitoring shows ginseng prices keep rising while notoginseng keeps falling
Some are happy, some are worried. Of the 29 medicinal materials included in the statistical scope in 2013, 9 saw year-on-year price increases and 11 saw year-on-year price declines. Among them, the price of ginseng soared 80% year on year, while notoginseng fell by more than 30%. The above information comes from the latest release by the Ministry of Commerce
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Farmland remediation cannot keep up with pollution; the Soil Ten Plan may create an annual market worth 100 billion yuan
Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining emphasized on March 16 that the compilation of the Soil Ten Plan will be accelerated, and the risk control and remediation of soil pollution will be gradually promoted. Faced with the current situation in which China's farmland remediation projects fall far short of the number of polluted sites, industry insiders say that the domestic soil remediation market scale may reach nearly 700 billion yuan in the next few years.
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How does the beekeeping industry help farmers increase their income?
Editor's note: The beekeeping industry occupies a relatively important position in our national economy. It not only provides society with abundant bee products, but can also help farmers increase their income and become prosperous. At present, China raises about 6.5 million bee colonies, with an annual output of nearly 200,000 tons of honey, 1,500 tons of royal jelly, and 1,100 tons of pollen, all ranking first in the world's beekeeping industry. Honey and royal jelly are China's traditional export commodities. Annual honey exports exceed 100,000 tons, and royal jelly exceeds 900 tons, with export volumes ranking first in the world. Bee product exports earn more than 80 million US dollars in foreign exchange.
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