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What impact will a slowdown in urbanization have on the economy?
From July 31 to August 1, the 2015 (Summer) Chongli China Urban Development Forum was held in Chongli, Zhangjiakou. Cai Fang, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a speech at the forum. The following is the transcript of the speech: China's urbanization is developing rapidly, and China's urban research is also developing very
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Agricultural counties rushing to convert from counties to districts will inevitably affect food security
Recently, the news of Xinjian County's conversion from a county to a district sparked a wave of public discussion on the Internet. A relevant official of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Civil Affairs once said that the plan currently submitted to the State Council for approval is one to convert Xinjian County as a whole into a district. If the conversion is approved, Nanchang City can further adjust
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Will meat price fluctuations affect monetary policy?
Recently, the prices of pork and other foods have risen relatively quickly. Some believe that rising meat prices will drive inflation back up and will constrain the room for monetary easing in the future. In response, a relevant official of the central bank said that prices are currently at a low level, and compared with the same period last year,
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Going forward, the wheat market mechanism will play a further role
New wheat market performs steadily In mid-to-late July, when reporters visited grain enterprises in major wheat-producing areas such as Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei and Shandong, they found that the phenomenon commonly seen in previous years of market players driving up prices to scramble for grain sources was gone. At many sites for purchasing wheat for the temporary state reserve, grain brokers and traders coming to sell grain lined up in an orderly way to be weighed, put into storage and settled. At the grain collection points set up by small vendors and grain brokers, reporters saw a steady stream of small horse-drawn carts bringing farmers to sell grain.
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Domestic japonica rice prices are expected to remain high
Currently, domestic rice processing enterprises basically purchase rice from grain depots and trading markets, and mainly policy-oriented rice. Since policy-oriented rice must follow the principle of price-matching sales, the transaction floor price is relatively stable. Meanwhile, the domestic rice market is in the off-season for market consumption, and many processing enterprises reduce rice market supply by suspending production for maintenance, in order to support rice prices in remaining relatively stable. Overall, in the short term there will be few changes in the domestic supply and demand environment, and japonica rice prices will remain stable.
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China will accelerate the development of potato staple food products and industrialization
More comprehensive nutrition, reduced consumption of water and soil resources, and great potential for raising per-unit yield... The future development prospects of the humble potato should not be underestimated. At the 2015 World Potato Congress and the International Symposium on Potato Staple Food Products and Industrial Development held in Yanqing, Beijing, the potato became a hot topic of attention for government departments, industry experts and the public.
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Green yield increase will become a keyword in agricultural development
Structural adjustment of crop farming, transformation and upgrading of herbivorous animal husbandry, and integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. As summer grain production achieves a "twelfth consecutive bumper harvest," China's agriculture is making new explorations in transforming its development model and adjusting its structure. The National Bureau of Statistics recently released data showing that in 2015, the national
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After a Grain Harvest Disaster, Who Will Ease the Farmers' Worries?
When people are diligent, heaven helps, and joy overflows through the skylight; when people are diligent but meet natural disaster, there is nowhere to pour out their grief. From ancient times to the present, "relying on heaven for the harvest" seems to be an insurmountable obstacle for grain farmers. Even in today's highly developed science and technology, people still cannot escape the harassment of natural disasters. In our country
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Three Types of Fertilizer Will Become Market Favorites, Worth Growers' Attention
According to a recent forecast by the agricultural materials department, 3 types of fertilizer will sell well on the market in the future. First, special-purpose fertilizer for vegetables and fruits. The prices of China's bulk agricultural products such as rice, wheat, corn and soybeans are currently 10%-70% higher than those on the international market, and their competitiveness in the international market is weak.
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Prices of Multiple Agricultural Products to Be Set by the Market; Experts Call for Protecting Farmers' Interests
China's agricultural product price regulation policy may be in for a historic adjustment. A reporter from Economic Information Daily recently learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that, regarding the direction of the next step in agricultural product price reform, the state has decided to implement differentiated support policies for different varieties. For the two staple grain varieties, rice and
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