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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 21 Topic: Autumn crops welcome a bountiful harvest and autumn planting progresses steadily – Competent person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs talks about the situation of food production in the first three quarters
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yu Wenjing
In golden autumn in October, the fragrant rice. What was the situation of China’s cereal production in the first three quarters? How is the fall harvest and current planting progressing? At the press conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 21st, the person in charge presented the latest situation and progress in food production.
Almost 80% of the autumn cereal harvest
In late fall, parts of the Northeast are rushing to harvest fall cereals and the fields are busy.
Liu Lihua, deputy director of the Department of Plant Management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that the current autumn grain harvest has reached almost 80% and the progress is comparable to the same period last year. Among them, the Southwest, Huanghuaihai and Northwest regions have harvested 80%, and progress is slightly faster than in the same period last year; In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, more than 60%, affected by the weather from mid to late September, the growing period of rice and other crops is delayed and the progress of the harvest is slightly slower; Almost 80%, due to the influence of the weather, the peak harvest period was delayed by about a week than usual.
He said the weather in the Northeast has been good recently, soil moisture has dispersed rapidly, and the fall harvest has accelerated significantly. At present, the harvest of the host crops is basically complete and the large-scale harvest is expected to be practically complete before the end of the month.
In a special year, food production has had a great rating. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, this year’s summer grain and early rice have been harvested, increasing by 2.42 billion jin and 2.06 billion jin respectively over the previous year; Autumn grain is the major part of annual cereal production, and a bumper harvest is a foregone conclusion. This year’s cereal production is expected to stabilize at more than 1.3 billion cats for six years in a row. The sowing structure continued to be optimized, the area of high-quality wheat for special uses reached 35.8%, that of high-quality rice was further expanded, and the soybean area is expected to increase for 5 consecutive years.
Wei Baigang, chief economist at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Director of the Department of Development Planning, said that the situation of agricultural production is good and has become a highlight of the functioning of the national economy. The role of ballast for “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” has become more prominent, providing strong support to stabilize overall economic and social development. .
Do your best to receive a bountiful harvest
This year’s food production has been impacted by the new corona pneumonia epidemic, floods from the south, typhoons from the northeast and fall armyworms. How can there be another bumper harvest?
Liu Lihua said that the grain harvest is the result of the joint efforts of many parties:
——Party Central Committee and State Council are especially concerned about cereal production The Central Committee promptly issued “Guidelines for the current spring plow production work” to restore the order of spring agricultural production in different regions. With the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued grain production goals to the governments of several provinces, autonomous communities and municipalities, which had not been seen in many years.
——The state has continued to implement the minimum purchase price policy for rice and wheat. The minimum purchase price for indica rice has fallen for three years in a row and has risen this year, signaling for heavy farming to take over the grain. Coordinate and integrate more than 4 billion yuan to support double-crop rice production. In the context of tight budgets, the central government continued to maintain the general stability of subsidy funds for corn and soybean producers, and allocated funds for the prevention and control of the main diseases and insect pests and relief funds in cases of agricultural production disaster in a timely manner.
——Agricultural and rural departments of all levels waged four tough battles to combat the epidemic to protect the spring plow, combat floods and protect the “double grip”, combat typhoons and reduce losses, and prevent pests and diseases to ensure a good harvest. The “four barriers” and the desert locusts were deployed. “Three lines of defense against invasion”. The broad masses of farmers answered the call to overcome the impact of the epidemic and disasters and they worked hard.
He said that according to preliminary calculations, this year’s increase in the grain area contributed more than 50% to the increase in production. At the same time, various technical measures to reduce disasters and increase production have been implemented, along with a good combination of light, temperature and water in most areas, which favors increased yields.
“Our country has a vast territory, and disasters happen every year. Disaster in some areas does not mean that the country’s grain production will be reduced. The drought that has the biggest impact on China’s grain production is drought. The loss of grains due to drought throughout the year accounts for about half of the annual loss of grains. But this year, there is more rain. The impact of the drought is obviously mild and generally beneficial, “Liu said. Lihua.
Grab the fall planting and lay a solid foundation.
Agricultural production is the song of the four seasons. At present, while the fall harvest is taking place, the fall and winter planting has been in full swing.
Liu Lihua said that most of the areas where it was planted this fall are suitable for soil moisture. Based on the latest agricultural conditions, the progress of the national winter wheat planting has reached almost 60%, 3% faster than in the same period last year; winter rapeseed planting has exceeded 40%, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have delayed the rice harvest, so rapeseed planting progress has been slightly slower year after year.
It is understood that in the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will focus on harvesting autumn grains and planting in autumn and winter. Organize the deployment of machinery and equipment, do a good job rushing to harvest, reduce losses, and make sure particulates are returned to warehouse. Reasonably organize the plantation structure, quickly dislodge stubble to prepare the ground, implement key technologies and improve the quality of the plantation.
At the same time, please continue to do a good job of saving cost and improving efficiency and preventing and controlling pests. Intensify the zero-growth action of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and promote drought-resistant and water-saving varieties and water-saving irrigation technologies in accordance with local conditions. Promote the wheat seed dressing and continue to control Spodoptera frugiperda.
Wei Baigang said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will organize all the localities to organize the supply of agricultural materials in a timely manner, study and formulate the minimum purchase price policy for wheat and announce it in time, stabilize planting expectations. farmers and planting area, and will lay the foundation for a bountiful summer grain harvest next year.
