China News Service, September 1st. The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day "two festivals" are coming soon. How will we ensure the supply of agricultural products in key areas?
Ma Youxiang, deputy director of the Steering Committee of the Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival Organization and deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated on the 1st that the supply of agricultural products in my country's market is guaranteed during the festival.
Data map: Supermarket employees are sorting pork.
Zhang Yunshe
On the morning of the 1st, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on the 2021 Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day "two festivals" are coming soon. What is the operation of my country's important agricultural product markets such as grain? How will the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs ensure the supply of agricultural products in key areas?
In this regard, Ma Youxiang pointed out that floods and other natural disasters have occurred frequently this year, which will have a certain impact on agricultural production.
Henan is the main producing area of wheat and corn in my country. It has experienced extreme weather rare in history, and all parties are very concerned about the operation of the grain market.
Judging from the scheduling situation, the overall price of my country's grain continues to remain basically stable, and the market has not experienced sharp rises and falls.
The average monthly price of rice, wheat, and corn in the three grain markets monitored in July was 129.22 yuan per hundred catties, which was basically the same as last month and 5.5% higher than the same period last year.
As the heavy rain disaster has a greater impact on the production of corn, peanuts, and soybeans in some areas of Henan, the price fluctuations of these three varieties are also very concerned.
In July, the national average prices of these three varieties showed a trend of steady decline. From the monitoring situation, the impact of the heavy rain disaster in Henan was limited.
At present, early indica rice is harvested in the south, and the output has increased, the quality has been improved, and the market has boomed, and the price has risen; the wheat purchase season is gradually coming to an end, traders are selling grain faster, and the price has fallen slightly from the previous period. Henan and other main producing areas The purchase price is around 1.25 yuan per catty.
Ma Youxiang said that the key to maintaining stable operation of my country's grain market lies in the solid fundamentals of supply and demand.
Ma Youxiang emphasized that with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day approaching, the consumption of agricultural products will usher in the traditional peak season.
Generally, prices of agricultural and sideline products will rise at this time.
In addition to grain and oil, the production and supply situation of "vegetable basket" products such as pork, vegetables, and fruits is also good this year.
In particular, the production of live pigs was fully restored. At the end of July, the number of reproductive sows and pigs in the country was restored to 101.6% and 100.2% at the end of 2017, respectively, achieving the recovery goal six months ahead of schedule.
"Therefore, during the holiday season, the supply of agricultural products in our country is guaranteed, especially pork. You may know that the recent decline is very fast, and I hope you will take this opportunity to eat more pork and buy more pork."
In response to the outbreak of new crown pneumonia in some areas in the early stage, Ma Youxiang said that on August 6, the Central Agricultural Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau issued an emergency notice to prevent and control the epidemic in rural areas and ensure stable production of agricultural products. Work to make deployment.
One is to implement the "vegetable basket" mayor responsibility system, do a good job in autumn vegetable production, and earnestly guarantee the production and supply of the "vegetable basket" products.
The second is to do a good job in the prevention and control of major animal and plant epidemics and the prevention and response of severe weather, improve subsidies, insurance and other policies to avoid sudden factors that have a major impact on the production and supply of agricultural products.
The third is to work with relevant departments to implement the "green channel" policy for the transportation of fresh agricultural products, promote the construction of cold chain logistics facilities for the storage and preservation of agricultural products, and implement the "Internet +" agricultural product out of the village and city project to improve the efficiency of agricultural production and sales.
The fourth is to strengthen the monitoring and early warning and information release of the agricultural product market, and to guide the balance of supply and demand in the market in advance.
Fifth, promote the improvement of market control systems such as reserves, import and export, and maintain agricultural product price fluctuations within a reasonable range.