China News Agency, Beijing, November 16 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China on the 16th that the employment recovery of rural labor in China is good. The overall employment rate of rural labor has exceeded 96%. The employment situation of migrant workers in the vicinity is relatively good. it is good.

Data map: A good harvest of rice.

Photo by Hua Yanming

  On the same day, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced the operation of the agricultural and rural economy in October. The situation showed that since October, China has made every effort to harvest and plant in autumn, continue to promote the recovery of live pig production, and continue to consolidate the good situation of the agricultural and rural economy.

  In terms of grain production, the national autumn harvest has basically ended, and the annual grain output will hit a record high again, stabilizing at more than 1.3 trillion catties for six consecutive years.

The autumn and winter planting has been carried out steadily, and the planting progress of winter wheat and winter rape has exceeded 90%, which is slightly faster than the same period last year.

  In terms of pig production, the stock of reproductive sows in October increased by 3.1% month-on-month and 31.5% year-on-year, which has been a positive growth for 5 consecutive months. The pig stock increased by 4.2% month-on-month and 26.9% year-on-year, which has been a positive growth for 4 consecutive months.

The recovery of live pig production has accelerated, the slaughter volume has increased, the supply and demand situation of pork has continued to improve, and prices have fallen for 11 consecutive weeks.

  In terms of agricultural investment, driven by the strong investment in animal husbandry, the growth rate of agricultural investment has been increasing for four consecutive months, and the growth rate has accelerated.

Under the guidance of relevant policies to expand effective investment in agriculture and rural areas, the enthusiasm of industrial and commercial capital to go to the countryside has increased, and the growth rate of private fixed asset investment in the primary industry is significantly faster than the growth rate of national private investment.

  In terms of rural labor employment, the agricultural product processing industry and rural leisure tourism continue to pick up. Rural infrastructure construction has entered a peak period, and the nearby employment of rural labor has basically returned to normal levels.

According to a typical survey by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the fixed observation points in rural areas, as of mid-October, the overall employment rate of rural labor has exceeded 96%, and more than 70% of migrant workers who have returned to their hometowns have achieved local employment.

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that the high yields of agriculture and the stable and good operation of the agricultural and rural economy have provided strong support for the sustained and stable recovery of the national economy.

In the next step, we will work with relevant departments to do a good job in the purchase of autumn grains to ensure that pellets are returned to warehouses to increase production and income, accelerate the construction of winter and spring farmland, ensure that the construction of 80 million mu of high-standard farmland is completed, strengthen the prevention and control of major animal diseases, and coordinate various key tasks to consolidate Good development of agricultural and rural economy.

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