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Original title: Cereal production expected to stabilize at 1.3 billion cats for 6 consecutive years; this year is another excellent year
According to the latest news from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, after the excellent summer harvest and early this year rice, a bumper harvest is expected in autumn. Annual cereal production is expected to rise to a high level, stabilizing at the 1.3 trillion cat level for six consecutive years.
This year, China’s grain production has experienced adverse effects such as the new corona pneumonia epidemic, floods in the south, summer droughts and typhoons in the northeast, and fall armyworms. How did this hard-earned harvest come to fruition? Han Changfu, director of the Central Bureau of Agriculture and minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, recently conducted an in-depth analysis of this.
Han Changfu noted that judging that this year’s fall crop will have a bumper crop is mainly based on two points.
First, the area has increased significantly. This year’s fall grain area is expected to exceed 1.28 billion mu, an increase of 8 million mu from the previous year. In particular, the high-yield corn crop in Northeast China has increased significantly, laying the groundwork for a bumper crop.
Second, overall growth is relatively good. The four northeastern provinces account for more than a third of the country’s fall crops. In this area it rains a lot during spring planting, the coincidence of light, temperature and water in the early period is good and the state of the seedlings is good; in summer, some parts of the western part suffered from summer drought, but the impact was limited; In late August and early September, three typhoons were encountered in the central part of the northeast, causing the local maize to drop. At this time, corn yield is 80% to 90% and the impact of lodging on yield is limited.
In other regions, the Yangtze River basin was flooded during the flood season, and mid-season and late-season rice was damaged, but increased acreage made up for the loss. After the flood, the climate in most of the south was good, which was conducive to growth and maturity of crops. The growth of summer maize in the Huanghuaihai Plain and Fenwei Plain was better than normal. A bumper harvest is anticipated, the weather in other major producing areas is also more favorable, and autumn cereal growth is normal.
In the case of frequent disasters and frequent recurrences, bountiful harvests in food and agriculture are not easy. “The food and agriculture harvest is the result of multiple forces working in the same direction. The most fundamental is the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee,” Han Changfu said.
Since the beginning of this year, the state has issued a series of policies to support cereal production, raised the minimum purchase price for early rice and late middle Indian rice, and coordinated and integrated more than 4 billion yuan. to support the resumption of dual-crop rice production in the main early rice producing areas. The central government is very strict. Maintaining a stable scale of subsidy funds for corn and soybean producers has effectively mobilized the enthusiasm of local farmers to focus on cereals and farmers to grow cereals.
The food harvest is also inseparable from the contribution of science and technology. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs formulated more than 30 production technologies and disaster prevention and mitigation guidelines in a timely manner, and dispatched more than 40 expert groups on time due to seasons and disasters. Most of the grassroots science and technology personnel entered the production line. Fight the epidemic, resist wind and rain, guide service without wasting growing time, and help farmers implement key technologies in the field.
“China’s grain has achieved ’16 consecutive harvests’, and grain production has remained above 1.3 trillion catties for five consecutive years. China’s current grain inventory is at an all-time high. In particular, the inventory of the two main rations of rice and wheat can meet the needs of residents across the country for a year. Consumer demand. The food production situation this year is good, the supply of The market is sufficient and the price is generally stable. There is no problem in guaranteeing food for 1.4 billion people, “said Han Changfu.
How to deal with the issue of food imports? Han Changfu noted that China’s food security strategy “is primarily based on us in the country, ensuring production capacity, moderate imports, and scientific and technological support.” Moderate imports are determined by domestic conditions and China’s resource endowment.
Han Changfu pointed out that in recent years, China’s annual grain imports are about 100 million tons, of which grain accounts for less than 20%, accounting for only about 2% of domestic production, mainly due to to surplus and shortage of adjusted varieties. Cereal imports have increased this year, but not by much, and some corn has increased appropriately.
Most of the imports are soybeans. China imports 89 million tons per year, which represents more than 80% of imports, mainly for the consumption of feed and edible oil. In recent years, national soybean production has developed steadily, but production growth is well below the growth rate of consumption. Imports are needed to compensate for the internal gap. This pattern will last long into the next stage, and it will also use two markets and two resources.
Han Changfu also said that since the beginning of this year, the prices of agricultural products have remained stable in general, and the market for “vegetable baskets” such as vegetables, meat, milk and other products is bullish, with high production, good prices and increased income. The excellent food and agricultural harvest has consolidated the results of poverty alleviation and improved the general welfare situation.
(Reporter Li Hui) (Li Hui)
