China's grain inventory reaches a new high the Grain Bureau will organize a special inspection of autumn grain.

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The State Grain Administration issued a notice today calling for the purchase of autumn grain in 2015 and safe grain storage in autumn, according to the website of the State Grain Administration. The circular shows that all provincial grain administrative departments and medium grain storage branches should jointly organize a special inspection of autumn grain purchase, safety storage and production safety between the middle of October and the end of November.

The Grain Bureau said that at present, China's grain stocks have reached a new high, the amount of grain stored by various grain and oil storage enterprises is unprecedented, and the amount of national policy grain stored in open-air and simple storage facilities is unprecedented. The contradiction of insufficient storage capacity in major grain producing areas is prominent, and the phenomenon of "storing grain with disease" still exists in old warehouses in some areas; some enterprises are lack of safety grain storage equipment and backward technical measures, especially in the northeast and Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. In particular, there are fire safety and other hidden dangers in some open-air and simple storage facilities in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia Autonomous region, as well as the risk of dew and mildew in autumn. In some areas of southern China, the grain temperature of grain stored in the shed outside the warehouse continues to be on the high side, and it is difficult to control pests and molds; due to poor sales, some grain is stored beyond the time limit, which affects the quality and safety of grain in stock. Soon, various localities will usher in the peak period of autumn grain purchase, and it is an arduous task to prepare for the acquisition and ensure the implementation of the national grain purchase policy.

The circular requires that grain departments in various localities and the vast number of grain enterprises earnestly do a good job in purchasing autumn grain and storing safe grain in autumn.

First of all, strictly implement the main responsibility of grain collection and storage enterprises. The China Grain Storage Corporation should strengthen the internal supervision over the purchase activities of entrusted storage sites and external leased warehouses, and earnestly assume the main responsibility of the central government for policy-oriented grain purchase, safety storage, production safety and inventory supervision. Cofco, China Textile Group, and AVIC should also strengthen the management of policy grain acquisition and safe grain storage for their subordinate enterprises. All kinds of grain storage enterprises should, in accordance with the requirements of "who is responsible for bad grain," fully implement the enterprise main responsibility for safe grain storage and production safety. It is necessary to take practical and effective technical measures to protect grain according to different forms of grain storage, especially to strengthen the safety inspection and grain situation inspection of grain storage in open air and simple storage facilities and outside rental warehouses, and to deal with problems in a timely manner when hidden problems are found. we will resolutely prevent the occurrence of bad grain accidents and safety production accidents. It is necessary to actively cooperate with the grain administrative departments to do a good job in the supervision and inspection of the purchase of autumn grain and the inspection of safe storage and production.

Secondly, we should earnestly implement all the work of purchasing autumn grain. Grain departments in various localities should step up publicity on the state's grain purchase policy, safe grain storage, and safe production, step up the adjustment and sale of grain and the consolidation of warehouses, speed up the construction of new granaries and the maintenance and renovation of "dangerous warehouses and old warehouses," and increase storage capacity as much as possible. In principle, traditional grain hoarding should no longer be built for the purchase and storage of new grain this year, safety assessment should be strengthened for new grain storage sheds, and new open-air and simple grain storage facilities should be equipped with equipment for ventilation and grain situation testing in accordance with regulations. At the same time, it is necessary to help and guide farmers to do a good job in drying and cleaning new grain, strictly control the quality of grain stored in storage, and prevent and eliminate hidden dangers in stored grain from the source.

Finally, we should make every effort to do a good job in the "battle" of safe grain storage and safe production. Grain departments and grain enterprises in various localities should, in the light of the actual situation of the current grain harvesting and storage work and the characteristics of grain storage in autumn and winter, do a good job in the "battle" of safe grain storage and production safety in two stages.

In the first stage, the general survey and rectification work on safety in grain storage and production should be carried out quickly before the purchase of autumn grain this year. In accordance with the ownership of grain rights and management responsibilities, it is necessary to make careful arrangements, conduct classified investigations on safe grain storage and safe production, lock in key enterprises and key warehouse types, implement responsibilities at various levels, find out the bottom number as soon as possible, and establish accounts for hidden dangers in safe grain storage and safe production, and take targeted measures to solve them one by one. At this stage, special efforts should be made to do a good job in removing heat accumulation, lowering grain temperature, preventing top formation, and so on, so as to solve the problems of excessive temperature of individual grain stacks and easy condensation in autumn.

In the second stage, we should do a good job in ensuring grain safety in winter and spring around the end of the year. We should focus on making use of the temperature difference between inside and outside in winter to thoroughly ventilate and cool down, and take necessary measures to insulate and keep cold, so as to lay the foundation for the safety of grain in the coming spring and summer. It is necessary to strictly implement the relevant state regulations and technical standards, highlight the two key points of open-air grain storage and rented warehouse grain storage, organize necessary on-site training at different levels according to the characteristics of grain storage and operation in the two stages, and actively provide technical guidance and support to relevant grain scientific research institutions and colleges.

The circular also requires that the purchase of autumn grain and the special inspection of safety in grain storage and production be carried out in a down-to-earth manner. All provincial grain administrative departments and branches of medium grain reserves should jointly organize a special inspection of autumn grain purchase, safety storage and production safety from the middle of October to the end of November.