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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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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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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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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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Mainland Agricultural Product Prices Caught in a Recurring Cycle of Rises and Falls; Supply-Demand Imbalance Hurts All Parties
Mao Yugui, a 60-year-old vegetable farmer in Lanzhou, lost money on all four mu of cauliflower he planted this year. The price slump in cauliflower, which has been on the market for nearly a month, has dealt the old man a heavy blow: since mid-July, cauliflower prices began falling from 1 yuan per jin (RMB, same below), down to 1 jiao, 5 fen... until no one would even ask about it, and in the end it could only be dumped or fed to livestock.
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August 14, 2014 National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index Rise and Fall
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 14 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 208.34, up 1.12 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.96, up 1.36 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, in national agricultural products wholesale markets, pork
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August 18, 2014 National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index Week-on-Week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 18 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 209.25, up 1.44 points from last Friday, of which the Basket Products Wholesale Price Index was 211.89, up 1.58 points from last Friday. As of 14:00 today, at wholesale markets for agricultural products nationwide
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On August 15, 2014, the "National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 15 the National Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index was 207.81, down 0.53 points from yesterday, among which the "Vegetable Basket" Products Wholesale Price Index was 210.31, down 0.65 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, in the national agricultural products wholesale market, pork
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Lagging Agricultural Product Processing Becomes a Bottleneck for Increasing Farmers' Income
In recent years, although investment from all sides in agriculture, rural areas and farmers has increased rapidly, the lagging processing of agricultural products has still become a bottleneck constraining the increase of farmers' income. The author believes that solving this difficult problem involves many aspects. In addition to leaders' attention, preferential policies and adequate supervision, in practical work
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On August 19, 2014, the "National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index" compared with yesterday
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 19 the National Agricultural Wholesale Price Index was 209.91, up 0.66 points from yesterday, of which the "Vegetable Basket" Product Wholesale Price Index was 212.75, up 0.86 points from yesterday. As of 14:00 today, pork at the national agricultural wholesale market
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