Sitting in Autumn, Looking at Summer, Talking about Rice Bowls: A Report from the "Granary of Great Powers"
2024-05-21
As the "leader" of grain production throughout the year, autumn grain purchases have successfully ended at a new high in recent years; The summer grain mainly based on rations is expected to harvest again, and the main producing provinces have sufficient storage capacity and financial preparation... The latest data shows that the "Chinese rice bowl" will still be firmly established in 2024, and technological innovation will empower warehousing equipment to become increasingly intelligent and green. The "Great Country Granary" is providing safety and health guarantees for thousands of dining tables. Over 200 million tons of autumn grain have been stored, and the grain "big head" is as stable as a mountain. The National Grain and Material Reserve Bureau announced on the 15th that the 2023 autumn grain peak season procurement has ended smoothly, with the total amount of procurement reaching a new high in recent years. Autumn grain mainly includes mid to late season indica rice, japonica rice, soybeans, and corn. The peak season purchase period generally ends at the end of January, the end of February, the end of March, and the end of April. Autumn grain procurement accounts for three-quarters of the annual grain procurement volume, with a wide variety, range, and large quantity, making it a top priority in the annual grain procurement work. "In 2023, various types of grain enterprises in the main production areas of China have cumulatively purchased over 200 million tons of autumn grain, setting a new high since the reform of the corn harvesting and storage system in 2016. Among them, the purchase volume of corn reached 135 million tons, an increase of 5.2 million tons year-on-year." Qin Yuyun, Deputy Director of the National Grain and Material Reserve Bureau, said. As an important part of the agricultural supply side structural reform, China has been promoting the reform of the corn harvesting and storage system since 2016, fully leveraging the decisive role of the market in resource allocation and better leveraging the role of the government, effectively protecting the interests of grain farmers, and improving and perfecting macroeconomic regulation methods. Ensuring the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products has always been a top priority in building an agricultural power. As the "big head" of grain procurement throughout the year, "storing autumn grain for safety" is of great significance. Summer grain is expected to be stored at around 70 million tons, and there is money in the warehouse to ensure the "ration". The beginning of summer has passed, and the grain is in sight. Summer grain is the first season of grain production throughout the year, with wheat as the main staple food. The latest agricultural situation dispatch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that winter wheat in northern China is currently undergoing grain filling, and it is only about half a month away from large-scale harvest. Since the beginning of this year, in accordance with the requirements of stabilizing area and increasing yield, various regions have vigorously and orderly promoted spring plowing production. According to the agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the planting area of winter wheat and winter rapeseed has steadily increased, and the growth of seedlings is better than last year and throughout the year. If there are no major natural disasters in the later stage, another bumper harvest will be achieved. On May 15th, villagers from Lingpo Village, Tancheng Street, Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, inspected the growth of wheat. "It is expected that the purchase volume of summer grain during the peak season will be around 70 million tons, slightly increasing from last year, including about 63 million tons of wheat." Tang Cheng, Deputy Director of the Grain Reserve Department of the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau, said that it is expected that the weighing price of wheat in various regions will be around 1.25 to 1.35 yuan per kilogram, and early indica rice will be around 1.3 to 1.35 yuan per kilogram, which is higher than the minimum purchase price level of 1.18 yuan per kilogram of wheat and 1.27 yuan per kilogram of early indica rice. The possibility of launching large-scale market buying is unlikely. According to the dispatch, six major wheat producing provinces, including Hebei, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, and Hubei, have prepared wheat storage capacity of nearly 80 million tons; The Agricultural Development Bank of China has preliminarily arranged a purchase fund of 110 billion yuan for summer grain... "Various regions have sufficient purchase warehouses, sufficient purchase funds, smooth logistics and transportation, and a market..."
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Source：Xinhua network
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