In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 14.1% year-on-year in real terms-to
stabilize the momentum of farmers’ income growth
Beijing, July 20 (Reporter Ji Leilei) At a press conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on July 20, Zeng Yande, Chief Agronomist and Director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced at the meeting that in the first half of the year, The agricultural and rural economy has been consolidated and improved while maintaining stability, which has provided strong support for the steady development of the national economy and the sustained stability of the overall social situation.
Among them, the income of farmers has achieved rapid growth.
Data show that in the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 9,248 yuan, an actual increase of 14.1% after deducting price factors, which was 3.4 percentage points higher than the growth rate of urban residents’ income.
As of the end of June, the national summer wheat harvest has basically ended, and it is currently at the peak of buying and selling.
How to sell at a good price is a common concern for farmers.
Song Danyang, deputy director of the Department of Market and Information Technology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced that this year’s summer grain yields are high, with sufficient grain sources, high quality and good prices, especially northern wheat. The quality is generally good, and the enthusiasm for purchasing from multiple entities is high. Stable and rising.
According to the data, in early June, Henan Xinmai opened the scale from 1.18 yuan to 1.2 yuan per catty, which was 8 cents to 1 dime higher than last year; it reached 1.25 yuan to 1.28 yuan per catty in the middle of the year; as the supply increased, the price was slightly There has been a decline, but it is still about 1 dime higher than the same period last year.
At present, the market is booming in both purchases and sales, and the progress of the acquisition is basically normal compared with the same period last year.
Song Danyang said that from the perspective of the later trend, processing and reserve enterprises have relatively strong demand for replenishment, and there is still a price advantage in replacing corn with wheat, and feed purchases will also be at a relatively high level, which will form a strong support for wheat prices.
However, due to the bumper wheat harvest this year and high inventories, wheat prices are expected to remain basically stable, and there is little possibility of sharp rises and falls.
The bumper harvest of grain has bulged farmers' wallets a bit more, but it is worth noting that rising prices of agricultural materials push up production costs, and the room for income growth is squeezed, and farmers' income growth is still under greater pressure.
How to stabilize the good situation of farmers' income increase?
Zeng Yande analyzed that, on the one hand, it is necessary to steadily increase operating income.
In addition to implementing policies such as the minimum purchase price of rice and wheat, subsidies for corn and soybean producers, and subsidies for rice, farmers should also be guided to apply water-saving and medicine-saving technologies to reduce production costs.
At the same time, we will promote variety cultivation, quality improvement, brand building and standardized production, and increase the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products, so that high-quality agricultural products can be sold at a good price.
On the other hand, we must strive to increase the income of migrant workers.
Both the total number of migrant workers and their income levels have achieved double growth. The total number of migrant laborers reached 180 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%, and the average monthly income reached 4,290 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.
In the next step, we must continue to strengthen the skills training of migrant workers, and promote the increase in income of migrant workers.
At the same time, it is necessary to promote local employment and increase income of migrant workers returning to their hometowns.
In addition, it is necessary to expand transfer income.
Zeng Yande said that the current one-off subsidy for the actual grain farmers must be implemented as soon as possible, and paid to the farmers in full and in time.
Expand the pilot program of full cost insurance and planting income insurance for food crops, expand the coverage of the pilot program of subsidies for local advantageous agricultural products from the central government, and continue to increase support for poverty-stricken areas and poverty-stricken households to ensure a steady increase in farmers’ transfer income .
At present, there are still a lot of "sleeping resources" in rural areas. How to make full use of these resources is related to the property income of farmers.
Zeng Yande believes that it is necessary to release reform dividends in a wider field and to a deeper level. For example, through deepening the reform of the rural land system and the reform of the property rights system, the development and expansion of a new type of rural collective economy, the revitalization of rural idle assets and resources, the promotion of resources into assets, and capital into equity. , Farmers become shareholders, thereby giving farmers more property rights.
Ji Leilei