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Grain farmers, rest assured: growing grain will never leave you worse off
We must do everything possible to transform the mode of agricultural development, raise the overall grain production capacity, and protect farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain. Just as farmers were celebrating a bumper autumn grain harvest, they suddenly encountered rather sharp fluctuations in grain prices. Agricultural monitoring shows that domestic grain prices have been basically stable,
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Purchase prices for China's three major staple grains fall across the board, farmers' income could suffer losses in the hundreds of billions
A bumper grain harvest, a sharp drop in grain prices, and a plunge in farmers' income. Since the start of autumn this year, the value of corn and wheat in major grain-producing areas has fallen to varying degrees. The drop in corn prices is particularly pronounced, with farm-gate prices falling by an average of more than 20%, and the largest decline reaching 30% compared with last year
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Agricultural insurance premiums must not be paid in vain; do not let farmers' interests suffer
Recently, reports have emerged that over ten thousand mu of corn in Dachangchang Town, Zhongning County, Ningxia suffered drought-induced yield reduction, with crops nearly failing completely. However, the corn planting insurance that farmers had previously purchased could not obtain compensation from the insurance company. In response, the insurance company explained that there was a lack of corresponding drought weather
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Agricultural e-commerce suffers widespread losses, yet internet giants remain optimistic
Recently, the agriculture-related e-commerce company Yimutian has frequently been thrust into the spotlight of public opinion due to news such as "data too good to be true, accused of falsification." A report claims that among the thousands of agricultural product e-commerce companies nationwide, 95% are operating at a loss, which has triggered public doubts about agriculture-related e-commerce. However, major internet
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When agricultural products repeatedly suffer from unsellable surpluses, how can this be brought to an end?
In June this year, nectarines from Zhuyu Town, Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province, became unsellable, and the fruit farmers, left with no other option, dumped some of the damaged nectarines into the river at the entrance to the village. Coincidentally, in April, open-field scallions grown in the Moxi Community of Qianxian County, Xianyang City, suffered unsellable surpluses to varying degrees.
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Agricultural products hit by unsalable surpluses year after year: the bigger the harvest, the heavier the loss
Recently, unsold watermelons have appeared in many places across the country, and melon farmers have found themselves in the awkward predicament of "the bigger the harvest, the heavier the loss." In the face of the strange cycle of unsalable agricultural products that appears year after year, apart from complaining about unfavorable weather, what exactly are the root causes of the "unsalable-surplus disease"? Toiling hard yet struggling to recover costs
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China's soybean industry suffers an irreparable disaster
It is not an easy thing for China to feed itself: because China has 21% of the world's population but only 9% of the world's arable land. China's most fertile land depends on irrigation and is therefore vulnerable to water pollution, floods or drought. China's water resources are quite scarce
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Severe drought ravages 12 provinces and regions nationwide; Hubei suffers drought for 5 consecutive years
Hubei's 5 consecutive years of drought. Since the start of the dog days, most parts of Hubei have maintained clear, hot and high-temperature weather. Northern and central Hubei and other areas have entered their fifth year of water shortage and scant rainfall. In 11 cities including Xiangyang, Jingmen and Xiaogan, 7.852 million mu of farmland are affected by drought, and 654,000 people have difficulty accessing drinking water. Recently, the Hubei Provincial Meteorological Observatory
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Severe Drought Hits Multiple Regions, Rising Agricultural Prices May Benefit Grain Companies
It was learned from the consultation meeting recently held by the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that since the beginning of summer, precipitation has been below normal in the northwest, north China, the Huang-Huai region, the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and parts of the southwest, with severe drought occurring in some provinces and autonomous regions. Specifically, on July 28, Henan and Shaanxi provinces both activated a Level III drought relief emergency response, with Henan Province experiencing its most severe drought in 63 years. In addition, severe drought has also occurred in the Huaibei area of Anhui Province, which has already mobilized more than 300,000 people for drought relief.
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What are the reasons why mango trees fail to flower and suffer reduced yields?
Recently, Pingtung mangoes have gradually hit the market, but it has been reported that mango flowering and fruiting in Fenggang Village, Fangshan Township, fell short of expectations. Legislator Chuang Jui-hsiung recently inspected the area with experts and demanded that cash disaster relief for natural disasters be provided, but after the joint inspection team assessed the damage, it did not meet the standards for natural disaster relief
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