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Pork and chicken prices are worlds apart, and the difference in inventory is the main reason
In June, the agricultural by-product market saw more declines than gains, while pork prices stood out alone; affected by increased consumption during the Dragon Boat Festival, the average national live pig ex-farm price rose for 15 consecutive days, with a cumulative increase of 3.7%, and on Monday this week it firmly held the 7.55 yuan/jin mark. In contrast, chicken
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Five major factors determine the direction of chemical fertilizer market reform
Recently, voices calling for delaying the market-oriented reform of chemical fertilizers have emerged again in the industry, on the grounds that chemical fertilizer prices have fallen sharply and many chemical fertilizer enterprises are now struggling to operate; if preferential policies are abolished, some enterprises will find survival even harder, and some may even go bankrupt. Chemical fertilizer market
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Rapeseed purchasing entity shifts to local level starting 2015
The reporter learned from the National Grain Administration on the 18th that starting in 2015, the entity responsible for rapeseed purchasing will shift from the central government to local governments, with local governments responsible for organizing various enterprises to carry out rapeseed purchasing. It is reported that the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Grain Administration, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Agricultural Development Bank of China
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Livestock industry transformation and upgrading aim at whole-industry-chain development
On June 15, the National Conference on Modern Livestock Industry Development was held in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. Representatives of relevant departments and industry experts discussed how China's livestock industry can seek transformation breakthroughs. Livestock farming must move at a fast pace. As people's income levels rise and urbanization advances
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The Poverty Alleviation Paradox: The Government Pours in Money, but Farmers Sink Deeper into Losses
In a certain area in western China, a rabbit-breeding craze once sprang up to help people escape poverty. The government pooled funds of various kinds to support it, and at its peak the rabbit population approached 400,000. But market conditions changed drastically, and in just 5 years the industry scale shrank to fewer than 70,000 rabbits. Many farming
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Where was the 6th China Vegetable New and Superior Varieties Expo held?
Recently, the 6th China Vegetable New and Superior Varieties Expo was held at the China Youth Vegetable Industry Entrepreneurship Park in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. With the theme "Enriching the World's Vegetable Basket," this Expo featured both booth displays and field displays. In a 3-hectare field, 2,050 new vegetable varieties from domestic and international seed companies and more than 350 superior varieties newly developed by the National Bulk Vegetable Industry System were displayed. Thriving tomatoes, peppers, bitter melons and others attracted more than 1,500 attendees, including representatives and vegetable professional cooperatives from horticultural farms around Shanghai, and more than 300 cooperation agreements were signed.
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How Should Rural Land Circulation Be Regulated? Investigation and Reflections
Building modern agriculture requires innovating agricultural management models, transforming agricultural management methods, and improving land use efficiency and comprehensive agricultural benefits. How to activate rural land factors and promote the transformation of rural land resources into
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Land revenue guarantee loans let farmers taste the sweetness
At the Longshan Agricultural Professional Farm in Dongshengyong Town, Longjing City, Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, legal representative Wang Lichen and workers load premium packaged rice into trucks, ready to deliver to designated customers. The farm has already formed an integrated model spanning planting, harvesting, processing and sales.
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China's livestock industry development enters the fast lane as the era of meat, egg and milk shortages comes to an end
From eating meat only on holidays to a 7-fold increase in per capita meat availability, from less than 15% of total agricultural output value to "one of three pillars," from a rural household sideline to an important national industry, China's livestock industry has entered the fast lane of development. Farewell to the era of meat, egg and milk shortages. Livestock farming is an
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Is it true that no one farms the land in rural China?
What kind of land is left unfarmed? On May 26, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on current agricultural land policy, stressing the need to protect arable land as we protect giant pandas. On one hand, we must strictly enforce the policy of balancing the occupation and compensation of arable land and hold the red line for arable land; on the other hand, we must regulate land transfer and prevent a Great Leap Forward in land transfer.
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