There is a lack of supply and demand information in more than 80% of the agricultural batch markets in China.

The opaque relationship between supply and demand and the imperfect circulation information of agricultural products directly affect the income of farmers. Zhang Yuxi, director of the China Economic and Social Council and chairman of Beijing Xinfadi Group, said at the 2015 China Economic and Social Forum held in Tianjin a few days ago that the survey results of the supply information of China's agricultural products wholesale markets show that more than 80% of the agricultural products wholesale markets do not provide supply and demand information and price index. "the imperfect circulation information of agricultural products directly affects farmers' income."

According to a reporter from the Beijing Business Daily, since the implementation of the household contract responsibility system in the 1980s, most of them have decentralized operations. Zhang Yuxi believes that the government's services and guidance on agricultural production are obviously inadequate, and some places are even in a state of laissez-faire, resulting in many places mainly relying on the traditional way to obtain information on agricultural production. "We grow what our neighbors grow." in a rush, there were repeated structural shortages and structural surpluses of agricultural products in the market, dampening farmers' enthusiasm for farming. "

It is reported that the state has been encouraging local governments to establish a circulation network for agricultural products. The "opinions on promoting the healthy Development of domestic Trade Circulation" issued by the General Office of the State Council in November last year pointed out that it supports the construction of the backbone network of cross-regional circulation of agricultural products across the country. In May this year, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce decided to give priority to some provinces and cities to carry out a pilot project for the construction of a national backbone network for the circulation of agricultural products, and guide the pilot market to "strengthen the construction of public service facilities such as the information platform in the light of reality." Zhang Yuxi said: there are more than 4600 wholesale markets for agricultural products in China, but the price information in circulation is incomplete, let alone a price information network. Relevant surveys show that the national market that does not provide supply and demand information and price index accounts for about 88.6%. Zhang Yuxi suggested that government departments at all levels should set up agricultural product inspection centers and agricultural product information circulation and traceability centers to encourage, support, and supervise the establishment of agricultural product supply and demand information and price index in primary wholesale markets of agricultural products in various places.