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New rice varieties "compete in the same field" to pave the way for increased grain production
As the rice harvest season approaches, the rice variety demonstration area at the Jinsha New District rice planting experimental demonstration zone presents a scene of bountiful harvest. Recently, the Seed Management Office of the Municipal Agriculture Committee organized the Municipal Agricultural Technology Promotion Center, Jinsha New District, and agricultural officials from all districts and counties, along with seed dealers and large-scale rice growers.
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Minimum purchase price for rice in 2015 remained the same as in 2014
The National Development and Reform Commission said on the 4th that in 2015 the state will continue to implement the minimum purchase price policy in major rice-producing areas, and the minimum purchase price will remain unchanged at the 2014 level. Taking into comprehensive consideration production costs, market supply and demand, comparative returns, international market prices, and industrial development, among other factors,
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China's soybean imports in January up 17% year-on-year
Monthly statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China show that in January 2015 China's soybean imports rose to 6.9 million tonnes, higher than 5.9 million tonnes in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of about 17%. The report shows that in January China imported 28,000 tonnes of soybeans from Brazil, lower than the previous year
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Wheat crop conditions hit a near-10-year high for the same period, with drought persisting in some areas
Currently, most regions across the country have entered the busy farming season of spring plowing and spring sowing. Yan Hao, chief expert at the Agrometeorological Center of the National Meteorological Center, pointed out that thanks to favorable temperature and humidity conditions earlier on, spring plowing and spring sowing got off to a good start in most regions; however, before March 28, the winter wheat region of North China had basically no effective precipitation, and drought conditions in parts of central and southern Hebei and northwestern Henan will persist.
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Beware of Hidden Hunger: Eating Enough Is Not the Same as Eating Well
China's total grain output has achieved eleven consecutive years of growth, and people eating their fill is basically no longer a problem, but eating enough is not the same as eating well. The insufficient intake of trace elements and vitamins through food is called hidden hunger. The latest "Report on the Nutrition and Health Status of Chinese Residents
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