China News Service, April 20. Zeng Yande, Director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 20th that as the supply and demand situation continues to improve, pork prices have fallen for 12 consecutive weeks, falling to about 40 yuan per kilogram, a year-on-year decrease of about 25%.

　　The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on the 20th. At the meeting, Zeng Yande introduced the operation of the agricultural and rural economy in the first quarter.

He said that the agricultural and rural economy maintained a good momentum of development, which provided strong support for stabilizing the overall situation of economic and social development.

Mainly manifested in the following seven aspects:

　　First, there is a foundation for a bumper summer grain harvest.

This year, the central government has included grain output in its macroeconomic control targets for the first time, requiring output to be maintained at more than 1.3 trillion catties.

This is a hard task, and we fight it as a hard battle.

At present, the annual grain production tasks have been decomposed and implemented in various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, and plans for stabilizing and increasing production have been formulated by varieties and regions. At the same time, the allocation and transportation of agricultural materials and technical guidance have been strengthened to vigorously and orderly promote spring plowing production.

On the whole, this year's summer grain production base is good.

Based on two judgments: one is that the area has increased.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the area of ​​winter wheat has increased by more than 3 million mu, the first increase in 4 years.

The other is that it is growing well.

At present, the growth of wheat in the main producing areas is better than last year and normal years. In most areas, the booting ears have been headed, and the growth and development process is relatively fast.

In addition, the spring planting is progressing smoothly. The grain planting area has exceeded 20%, and the progress is slightly faster than the same period last year.

　　Second, the production of pigs continued to recover.

According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, at the end of the first quarter, there were 43.18 million reproductive sows in the country, which recovered to 96.6% at the end of 2017, 416 million pigs were recovered to 94.2% at the end of 2017, and pork production was 13.69 million tons, year-on-year. An increase of 31.9%.

As the supply and demand situation continues to improve, pork prices have fallen for 12 consecutive weeks, falling to about 40 yuan per kilogram, a year-on-year decrease of about 25%.

At the same time, the development of herbivorous animal husbandry has accelerated, with a year-on-year increase of 8.5% in milk production, and a certain increase in the production of beef, mutton, and aquatic products.

The market for vegetables and fruits is abundant, and prices fall seasonally.

Data map: Consumers buy pork.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun

　　Third, the green development of agriculture is expanding in depth.

The reduction of agricultural inputs to increase efficiency has continued, and more than 300 counties have been selected to carry out green, high-quality and efficient actions.

The Yangtze River’s “ten-year ban on fishing” has been fully launched, and more than 3,000 fishing-related “three noes” vessels and 41,000 illegal nets have been cleaned up and 99.96% of the fishermen with employment needs have been converted to employment.

The implementation of the "three products and one standard" improvement action for agricultural production has stabilized the pass rate of agricultural product quality and safety routine monitoring at over 97%, and the cumulative number of green, organic and geographically-indicated agricultural products has reached 53,800.

　　Fourth, the development of rural industries has accelerated.

This is an important way to promote the employment and income of farmers.

We insist on building an industrial chain, expanding the multiple functions of agriculture and the diversified value of the village as the focus, and continue to make efforts to accelerate development.

In the first quarter, the added value of the national agricultural and sideline food processing industry increased by 15.2% year-on-year.

During the Spring Festival, most rural tourist attractions and scenic spots in the country are normally open. Experience the fun of farming at the farm and taste the folk customs become an important option for residents to travel.

Rural online retail sales maintained double-digit growth.

　　Fifth, the income of farmers has increased rapidly.

We insist on taking multiple measures simultaneously to broaden the channels for farmers to increase their income.

In the first quarter, the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 5398 yuan, an actual increase of 16.3% after deducting price factors, which was 4 percentage points higher than the growth rate of urban residents’ income.

The total number of migrant workers and income levels in rural areas achieved both growth. The total number of migrant workers reached 174 million, a year-on-year increase of 42.1%, and the average monthly income reached 4190 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%.

At the same time, the characteristic planting and breeding industry in poverty alleviated areas has shown a good development trend, the stable employment situation of poverty-stricken labor force is good, and the income growth of rural residents continues to be higher than the national average.

　　Sixth, the potential of domestic demand in rural areas is continuously released.

With the in-depth implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, rural areas have become an important growth point for expanding domestic demand.

Agricultural investment has grown rapidly. The fixed asset investment in the primary industry was 236.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 45.9%, and an average increase of 14.8% over the two years.

The recovery of rural consumption accelerated, and the retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 1,3877.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%, and an average growth of 3.2% in two years.

The import and export of agricultural products achieved double growth, with a total value of 67.79 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%.

Among them, imports were US$49.69 billion, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%, and exports were US$18.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.5%.

　　Seventh, the overall planning and promotion of rural construction.

Start the implementation of rural construction activities and formulate specific implementation plans.

Focus on areas that are conducive to production and improve the lives of farmers, increase investment and accelerate progress.

Coordinate and promote the construction of roads in the village, and strengthen the construction of cold chain logistics facilities for the storage and preservation of agricultural products in the production area.

Formulate a five-year action plan for the improvement and improvement of the rural human settlement environment, organize the implementation of the spring campaign of the village cleaning action, and continuously improve the rural human settlement environment.

　　Zeng Yande pointed out that in general, the agricultural and rural economy performed well in the first quarter. The added value of the primary industry was 1,133.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, laying a solid foundation for a good start and a good start in the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

However, we must also realize that the development of agricultural and rural economy is still facing problems such as rising agricultural production costs and heavy disaster prevention and mitigation tasks, which require effective measures to be taken to solve them.

　　In the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, focus on key points, gather forces, strive to win the summer grain and oil harvest, grasp the production and supply of "vegetable basket" products such as live pigs, vigorously implement rural construction actions, and continue to consolidate and expand The results of poverty alleviation have ensured that the grain output remains above 1.3 trillion catties, that there will be no large-scale return to poverty, the production of pigs will be restored to normal levels, and the income of farmers will continue to grow steadily. We will strive to maintain the good momentum of agricultural and rural economic development.