[Explanation] On February 22, at a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council, Tang Renjian, director of the Central Agricultural Office and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated that my country’s grain harvest has been bumper every year and the stocks of the whole society are currently very abundant.
China's food security is completely guaranteed, and it has the ability to secure its own jobs.
[Concurrent] Tang Renjian, Director of the Central Agricultural Office and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
In recent years, my country’s grain harvests have been bumper every year. Last year it reached 1,339 billion jin, a record high, an increase of more than 10 billion jin over the previous year. The stocks of the whole society are currently very abundant.
In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic last year, food and important agricultural and sideline products were produced, supplied, and sold well. We withstood a big test.
[Explanation] Tang Renjian pointed out that we should also realize that my country's food supply and demand is not wide, and it has always been in a tightly balanced state.
In the future, with population growth, especially the upgrade of consumption, the demand for food will increase rigidly.
At the same time, coupled with the uncertainty and instability of the external situation, it has also increased significantly.
[Concurrent] Tang Renjian, Director of the Central Agricultural Office and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
On the issue of food security, we must not take it lightly for a moment, and we must also make the safety factor as high as possible, produce as much grain as possible, and store more grain.
We talk about dealing with the uncertainty of the external environment with the certainty of stable domestic production and supply, so that we can truly have food in our hands and not panic in our hearts.
[Explanation] Regarding the "pork price" issue of public concern, Tang Renjian said that in the next step, as the newly added live pig production capacity is realized as pork production, the most tight period of pork market supply has passed, and the supply and demand relationship will become more and more in the later period. Loose.
[Concurrent] Tang Renjian, Director of the Central Agricultural Office and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Around the end of March, it will increase by about 40% over the same period last year.
So by June, around the second quarter, the stock of live pigs can generally be restored to the level of the normal year of 2017 that I just mentioned.
In the second half of the year, the supply of live pigs and pork will gradually return to normal annual levels.
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】