China News Service, Beijing, February 6 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the National Grain and Material Reserves Bureau on the 6th that as of now, various grain companies in the main production areas have purchased more than 140 million tons of autumn grain, and the overall purchase progress is roughly seven into about. As the Spring Festival approaches, my country's grain and oil products are in sufficient supply, the market is generally operating stably, and the foundation for ensuring supply and stable prices is solid.
Autumn grains mainly include three varieties: rice, corn, and soybeans. Judging from the release time, rice from the south is first, then corn from North China, and finally rice, corn, and soybeans from the Northeast. At present, autumn grain production in Northeast and North China is being concentrated, and the progress is about 60%; the peak season purchase in the south has basically ended.
Tang Cheng, deputy director of the Grain Reserves Department of the State Administration of Grain and Material Reserves, said that as the Spring Festival approaches, farmers' willingness to sell grain has increased, various enterprises have significantly increased their enthusiasm for purchasing compared with the previous period, and the purchase progress has accelerated. We will urge local governments to strengthen the coordination and organization of procurement, release market supply and demand, procurement progress, price changes and other information in a timely manner, guide farmers to reasonably grasp the timing of grain sales, and sell grain in an orderly manner during off-peak hours; we will strengthen technical guidance for farmers' courtyard grain storage to ensure storage safety.
As the Spring Festival approaches, the State Administration of Grain and Material Reserves requires all localities to strengthen the coordination of the entire chain of production, purchase, storage, and sales, and coordinate and promote all aspects of grain source dispatching, processing, storage, transportation, and sales. Strengthen terminal consumption protection, enrich the varieties of grain and oil products, and increase the launch of famous, high-quality, special and new products to better meet the consumption needs of urban and rural residents.
Tang Cheng said that the focus will be on ensuring supply and stable prices in the grain and oil market during the Spring Festival, strengthening the organization and dispatch of grain sources, guiding main production areas and main sales areas, especially large and medium-sized cities, to improve the production and marketing docking mechanism, strengthening cross-regional linkage to ensure supply, and strengthening grain and oil supply. Dynamically monitor market operations to ensure sufficient supply and stable operation of the grain and oil market. (over)