China's plan to increase soybean planting area in the next five years

Introduction: according to a senior official of the Ministry of agriculture who participated in the three-day soybean industry conference held in Harbin, according to a senior official of the Ministry of agriculture who participated in the three-day soybean industry conference held in Harbin, China's domestic soybean production will increase significantly in the next few years "In the face of the challenges after China's accession to the WTO, China's soybean industry is trying to enhance its competitiveness in the international market," said dHu, Vice Minister of agriculture He said at a press conference that in the next five years, the per unit yield and oil content of domestic soybeans should reach the international average level At the beginning of this year, the Chinese government launched the soybean development project, aiming to improve the output and quality of domestic soybeans and reduce the dependence on imported soybeans At present, half of the annual pressing demand in China depends on imported soybeans As part of the soybean project, the area of high oil soybean in Northeast China including Inner Mongolia increased to 666670 hectares this year In order to encourage the cultivation of high oil soybean production, the Chinese government will give 150 yuan of planting subsidy per hectare of soybean It is expected that the sown area of high oil soybean in Northeast China will double to 1.33 million hectares next year DHU estimates that China's soybean planting area will exceed 10 million hectares, according to the agricultural department According to the current forecast of China National Grain and oil information center, China's soybean production in 2002-03 will set a new record of 17 million tons The USDA forecast for August was 15.6 million tons.