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August 13, 2014 "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 13 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 207.22, down 0.64 points from yesterday, of which the "Basket of Vegetables" Products Wholesale Price Index was 209.60, down 0.68 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the national agricultural products wholesale market pork
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On August 12, 2014, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 12 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 207.86, up 0.07 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.28, up 0.03 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, in the national agricultural products wholesale market, pork
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Ministry of Commerce: Edible agricultural products and means of production prices edged down last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, last week (August 4 to 10), the market prices of edible agricultural products and the prices of means of production in the distribution sector in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide both edged down. Last week, the average price of 18 kinds of vegetables fell 1.2% from the previous week, among which the prices of melon and fruit vegetables such as eggplant, bitter gourd and tomato led the declines, falling 6.3%, 5.3% and 4.2% respectively week on week. Edible oil prices were stable with a slight decline, among which soybean oil and rapeseed oil prices fell 0.7% and 0.1% respectively from the previous week, while peanut oil prices were flat from the previous week. Grain prices were stable with a slight decline, among which rice prices fell 0.2% from the previous week, while flour prices were flat from the previous week. Pork prices rose 0.7% from the previous week, while beef and mutton prices were both flat from the previous week. The average price of aquatic products rose 0.2%, among which the prices of small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker and crucian carp rose 1.6%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively from the previous week. Poultry and egg prices rose somewhat, among which the price of dressed chicken rose 0.5% from the previous week, and the price of eggs rose 1.6% from the previous week.
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In the Face of Severe Drought, Agricultural Insurance Is Urgently Needed to Safeguard Grain Production
Since August 4, in the severe drought zone in western Zhumadian City, Henan Province, machine harvesting of corn with total crop failure has begun. The Beginning of Autumn falls on the 7th; the season has arrived; even with irrigation water, the corn no longer forms ears. Left growing in the field, the corn depletes the soil; machine harvesting and crushing the corn stalks to return them to the field can still nourish the soil
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Advantageous Seed Production Bases to Be Included in Permanent Basic Farmland Protection
On August 13, the National Conference on Modern Seed Industry Development was held in Beijing. Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong emphasized at the meeting that the new round of deepening the reform of the seed industry system is of great
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Losses of Agricultural Product Processing By-products Are Staggering, While the Benefits of Comprehensive Utilization Are Considerable
Recently, the Agricultural Product Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture conducted a special survey on the comprehensive utilization of by-products from agricultural production and processing. The survey shows that the quantity of by-products from agricultural production and processing has been increasing year by year. Because development has remained only at the primary and secondary stages and the resources have not been fully exploited, this directly affects resource conservation, environmental protection, quality and safety, and farmers' income growth. It is recommended that great importance be attached to the comprehensive utilization of agricultural product processing, that policy support be increased, that scientific and technological research be strengthened, that waste be turned into treasure and harm into benefit, and that the full utilization of agricultural product resources be achieved. This edition specially publishes a feature on the comprehensive utilization of by-products from agricultural production and processing for the reference of practitioners.
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China's Major Cotton-Producing Regions See a Shift in Pattern as Planting Area Shrinks in the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins
This year's Central Document No. 1 proposed launching a pilot reform of the target price for cotton in Xinjiang. In April, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly announced that the 2014 cotton target price would be 19,800 yuan/ton. Along with the introduction of the cotton target price policy, the temporary purchase
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Severe Drought Hits Many Parts of China, Grain Production Faces Challenges
According to Xinhua News Agency, as an important national commercial grain base, several major grain-producing counties in Jilin Province are currently suffering severe drought, among which 10 major grain-producing counties including Changling, Nong'an and Gongzhuling have seen the least precipitation since 1951, with some plots even yielding no harvest at all. Chief of the Jilin Provincial Meteorological Observatory
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August 11, 2014, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 11 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 207.79, up 0.93 points from last Friday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.25, up 1.08 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, at wholesale markets for agricultural products nationwide
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Achievements in Agricultural and Rural Economic Development in the First Half of the Year and the Overall Situation of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety
Since the beginning of this year, agricultural departments at all levels have carried out in depth the "Year of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision" campaign, earnestly implemented the eight measures of the Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen agricultural product quality and safety supervision, and adhered to both strict law enforcement supervision and the advancement of standardized production, achieving phased progress and results.
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