China will increase grain imports to meet demand

Lead: China Daily reports that as more people move to cities and less land is available for farming, China plans to increase grain imports to meet demand The report didn't say what kind of grain and when the increase was aimed at In addition, although China will use low tariffs to increase grain imports, the government will adhere to the basic national policy of grain self-sufficiency
The national grain wholesale market to be built in Jiangxi Province was opened in September in Jiujiang Jiangxi Province is preparing to build the national grain wholesale market -- South China grain wholesale market The market will absorb the cooperation or participation of China National Grain and oil import and Export Corporation, China National Reserve Grain Management Corporation, China Grain group, China grain import and Export Corporation and other departments In September this year, it will be in Wufeng, Jiujiang The building opens The company's early registered capital is 10 million yuan (the same currency below), of which 40% is from Jiangxi Grain Bureau, 20% to 30% is from Jiujiang City, and 30% to 40% is from other share capital The southern grain wholesale market will be built into a large modern state-level grain trading market covering the southern grain production areas, aiming at the inland sales areas, combining spot trading with futures trading, integrating business flow, logistics and information flow, with the functions of trading price form, distribution, settlement, information, legal consultation, arbitration and other services China National Grain Reserve Management Corporation plans to conduct a national grain reserve rotation auction in June and July this year, and has preliminary intention to auction rice reserve in Jiujiang The southern grain wholesale market under preparation is expected to win the right to undertake the auction Experts predict that China's grain production and consumption will reach 456 million tons and 418 million tons this year Relevant experts preliminarily predict that China's grain production and consumption will reach 456.31 million tons and 41875 million tons respectively this year, an increase of 0.8% and 1.6% over the previous year, respectively In the later stage, if the weather conditions are good, the production is likely to increase According to the survey of relevant departments, the soybean planting area in China has increased by 3.3% over the previous year If the climate conditions are normal, the output is expected to be the same or slightly higher than the previous year This year, the total rice output will increase slightly, while the wheat output will still decrease slightly Experts also predict that this year's corn area will be the same as or slightly less than the previous year, but the output is expected to slightly increase However, corn demand is growing rigidly, inventory will continue to fall, and corn prices may rise in the future This year, corn still presents a net export pattern, and next year's imports may increase significantly H7m (author:) to feed Weibo to: