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Corn purchases in major producing areas reached 97.53 million tons as of February 5
According to statistics, as of February 5, grain enterprises of various types in 14 major mid-to-late indica rice producing areas including Hubei and Anhui had cumulatively purchased 28.21 million tons of newly harvested mid-to-late indica rice, a decrease of 1.52 million tons from the same period last year; grain enterprises of various types in 7 major japonica rice producing areas including Heilongjiang and Jilin had cumulatively purchased newly harvested
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Overview of China's Agricultural Product Imports and Exports in 2014
Net grain imports up 38% year-on-year, sorghum and barley imports surged. On the basis of net imports remaining at 13 million tons for two consecutive years in 2012 and 2013, net grain imports reached 18.747 million tons in 2014, up 40% year-on-year. According to China's traditional definition and scope of grain, total grain imports in 2014 reached 100 million tons, of which soybean imports were 71.40 million tons, grain imports were 19.52 million tons, and tuber crops (mainly dried cassava) imports were 8.67 million tons. If 5.41 million tons of corn distillers' grains are included in the grain category as corn products, grain imports amounted to 106 million tons.
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Agricultural production will continue to face import pressure this year
Affected by the combined factors of growing domestic demand, a widening price gap between domestic and international markets, and the international market being at a cyclical low, China's imports of agricultural products continued to grow at a high level in 2014. Looking at specific products, grain imports grew substantially, oilseed and vegetable oil imports remained generally stable, cotton and sugar imports decreased but still remained at a high level, beef and mutton imports grew slightly, milk powder imports increased substantially, and competitive export products grew relatively quickly overall.
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Farmers should orient their production toward market demand.
On the 3rd, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the interpretation of the "Several Opinions on Increasing the Intensity of Reform and Innovation and Accelerating Agricultural Modernization" and related matters. Chen Xiwen, deputy head of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and director of its office, attended the press conference and answered questions from reporters.
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Under the new normal, grain production capacity needs to be continuously strengthened
Under the new normal, the most urgent task in advancing modern agriculture is to "transform the mode of development and adjust the structure." At such a time, should grain production still be pursued so tightly? The answer is yes. The recently released 2015 No. 1 Central Document emphasizes continuously strengthening grain production capacity. Special
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Three Major Areas of Agricultural Product Circulation Will Accelerate the Attraction of Foreign Investment
Huang Hai, former Assistant Minister of Commerce, recently disclosed that China's agricultural product circulation sector will step up its opening to the outside world, guiding foreign capital, technology and advanced management experience toward three key areas: collection and distribution centers at agricultural production sites, pre-cooling facilities at production-site wholesale markets, and agricultural product cold-chain transport equipment.
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Agricultural product price reform may be imminent, high inventory pressure awaits resolution
The government is worrying about the large quantities of cotton and white sugar piled up in warehouses, bought from farmers at high prices, and now that prices have fallen, they cannot be sold at a loss, and if all the inventory is dumped onto the market, agricultural product prices would clearly face the danger of collapse. According to a reporter from China Securities Journal, the state
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Agricultural futures have great potential, and the market has broad development prospects
The government is working hard to reform the marketization of agricultural products, which means that China's agricultural futures have great potential. For a long time, relying on the weather for a living has been an unavoidable reality for farmers, and agricultural futures always seem to be "the last mile" away from rural areas. Farmers see it as close, but in fact it is still very far away. First, they lack professional knowledge; second, they lack risk awareness. Most of them regard futures as a "fiery monster."
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Win the tough battle of spring plowing production, Yu Xinrong stresses basing efforts on disaster resistance to secure a bumper harvest
Yu Xinrong stressed at the national video conference on spring field management and spring plowing preparations: base efforts on disaster resistance to secure a bumper harvest, resolutely win the tough battle of spring plowing production. This website news, on February 5, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national video conference on spring field management and spring plowing preparations, to deploy and arrange spring field management and spring plowing preparations early. Spring
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The slack on food security must not be let out, otherwise production can easily slide
Recently, the State Council issued the "Several Opinions on Establishing and Improving the Provincial Governor Responsibility System for Food Security" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), which further clarifies, across all links including food production, circulation and consumption, the
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