The area of grain planted in autumn and winter in China is expected to increase by more than 1.3 million mu in 2015.

Pan Wenbo, deputy director of the planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, said in Beijing on the 19th that China's grain planting in autumn and winter in 2015 is progressing smoothly, and the area of grain planted in autumn and winter this year is expected to increase by more than 1.3 million mu, and the foundation of summer grain production next year is good.

On the same day, the National Development and Reform Commission of China, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Grain Administration, the Agricultural Development Bank of China, and the China Grain Reserve Management Corporation jointly held a media briefing on China's current grain-related policies.

"at present, the autumn and winter planting is coming to an end, and judging from the dispatching situation of the Ministry of Agriculture, it is progressing smoothly and the foundation is good." Pan Wenbo further said that due to the early sowing work in autumn and winter this year, high implementation rate of measures, and good sowing quality, coupled with good soil moisture in most areas and a large sowing area suitable for soil moisture, wheat seedlings emerged neatly, which will lay a solid foundation for summer grain production next year.

However, at present, China's grain production is not without hidden worries. Pan Wenbo said that due to the continuous development of the El Ni ñ o phenomenon that has occurred since May 2014, it has strengthened to become the strongest El Ni ñ o phenomenon in the new century, and China is more likely to have a warm winter this year, which may lead to winter drought and prosperous growth. or have a negative impact on grain production.

At the same time, due to the slowing down of domestic and foreign consumer demand and the impact of imports of alternative products, there has been an oversupply of corn in China, which has gradually evolved into a prominent problem in the development of grain and agricultural production in China.

"ensuring the effective supply of grain and other agricultural products is the fundamental task of agriculture, and adjusting and optimizing the agricultural structure is also an important task of agriculture." Pan Wenbo said that at present, the Ministry of Agriculture is actively promoting agricultural restructuring, and has allocated 300 million yuan this year to carry out a pilot project of "changing grain to feed" in 30 counties in northeast, north and northwest China to promote the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry. Next year, more than 10 million mu of corn will be reduced in some areas, especially in the northeast.

In addition, while grain production has had bumper harvests in successive years, the growth rate of China's consumption has slowed significantly. Although the total amount of supply and demand is basically balanced, the contradiction in variety structure has led to greater downward pressure on China's domestic grain prices. Zhou Guanhua, director of the Regulation and Control Department of the State Grain Administration, said that the relevant departments have guided market expectations to stabilize by taking measures such as timely start-up of storage and storage, and that at present, China's domestic grain market and prices are stabilizing.