Actively adapt to the new normal and promote the new development of grain circulation

After China's economic development has entered the new normal, as an important part of ensuring national food security and promoting agricultural modernization, what is the new normal in the field of grain circulation? What is the new trend in the development of grain circulation? In the face of the new normal, how can the grain sector take the initiative to adapt and adhere to development? The reporter interviewed Ren Zhengxiao, director of the State Grain Administration, at the National Grain Circulation work Conference held on the 8th.

The operation of grain market shows the new characteristics of internal and external integration and intertwined contradictions.

"under the background of accelerating the strategic adjustment of China's economic structure, the globalization of grain trade and the deepening marketization of grain purchase and sale, various contradictions in the domestic grain market are intertwined and accumulated." In Ren Zhengxiao's view the impact of the macroeconomic situation on the grain market especially on grain consumption demand has been significantly deepened.

Ren Zhengxiao analyzed that due to the constraints of cultivated land, fresh water and other resources and environment, it is becoming more and more difficult to continuously increase grain production, and with the increase in population, the upgrading of consumption structure, and the acceleration of urbanization, grain demand will continue to grow rigidly. On the other hand, domestic grain production has had bumper harvests in successive years, and the "three highs" of high grain output, high purchase and high inventory have been superimposed, and the contradiction between the tight balance of total grain supply and demand and the periodic surplus of some varieties has become prominent.

At the same time, under the double pressure of the "ceiling" of grain prices and the "floor" of production costs, there is less and less room to rely solely on open acquisitions and raising purchase prices to protect farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain. The current grain collection and storage policy system is facing unprecedented challenges and tests.

"the contradiction between the appropriate use of international grain resources and the impact of imported grain on the domestic market is also gradually emerging." Ren Zhengxiao said: "Rice is strong and rice is weak" for a long time, and the operation of the rice processing industry is difficult. In addition, the distribution of grain production and inventory in China is centralized to the core producing areas, the pressure of collection and storage in the main producing areas is huge, and the policy-oriented grain inventory has "snowballed" year after year, increasing the financial burden.

The grain industry must take the road of reform, transformation, innovation and development to adapt to the new normal.

"as China's economic development enters a new normal, profound changes are taking place in grain production and consumption." Ren Zhengxiao said that this has had a profound impact on the business philosophy, development mode, management model and other aspects of the grain industry, and put forward new requirements.

How to innovate the grain purchase mode and operation mode, expand the operation space, and improve the quality and efficiency? How to make effective use of international grain resources and scientific and technological achievements to enable grain enterprises and grain industry to win the initiative in participating in the international market competition and realize the revitalization of the industry under the new normal? Ren Zhengxiao believes that these are important issues that urgently need to be solved in China's grain industry.

Ren Zhengxiao said: at present, the dietary structure of Chinese residents has changed from quantitative food and clothing to quality nutrition. How to adapt to the changes of grain consumption groups and consumption patterns and meet the market consumption demand is also a major challenge that the grain industry must face.

"in the face of challenges, in order to actively adapt to the new normal, the grain industry must take the road of reform and transformation, innovation and development." Ren Zhengxiao said: the grain department should thoroughly change the traditional mode of operation of "waiting for grain collection, sitting in stores and selling grain," and open up a new path for the development of the industry. Actively integrate into the new agricultural management system, form a business association and interest community with grain farmers, especially family farms and farmers' cooperatives, and win new opportunities for industry development in the process of serving agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

At the same time, we should actively innovate the business format, extend the industrial chain, and enhance market competitiveness. Broaden international horizons and show new achievements in adapting to the integration of international and domestic markets.

"grasping acquisition, ensuring supply and managing inventory" to maintain the stability of the grain market

In 2015, how to protect the interests of grain farmers and maintain the stability of the grain market? Ren Zhengxiao said: it is necessary to take the full implementation of the provincial governor responsibility system for food security as the core, further enhance the ability to ensure food security, and put grain collection and storage work in a more prominent position.

Ren Zhengxiao revealed that various measures will be taken to build and expand warehouses, promote sales and reduce warehouses, move warehouses across provinces, and vacate warehouses and combine warehouses, so as to encourage and guide all kinds of market entities to actively participate in grain collection and storage, and do everything possible to improve grain collection and storage capacity. At the same time, we should urge collection and storage enterprises to strictly implement the quality price standards and purchase rules, resolutely prevent farmers from "difficulties in selling grain", and never allow "white slips" to farmers who sell grain.

In view of the current new situation of large total grain stocks, large open-air grain storage, and diversified storage sites, Ren Zhengxiao said: it is necessary to highlight the supervision of grain stocks, especially to strengthen the supervision of policy-oriented grain stocks. we should earnestly maintain the bottom line of supervision of "real quantity, good quality, and safe storage." Strictly investigate and deal with illegal and illegal acts such as illegal arbitrage, harming the interests of farmers and harming the interests of the state.

Ren Zhengxiao also revealed that this year, we will further expand the scope and scale of the special project for farmers to store grain scientifically, speed up the establishment of a traceability system for grain quality, promote the openness and transparency of business links such as the purchase, sale and rotation of grain reserves, and strengthen the construction of grain legal system. we will comprehensively implement the "Grain Security Project" and speed up the modernization of grain circulation capacity. Actively guide and support qualified grain enterprises to "go out" and strive to build a new pattern of multiple subjects to jointly ensure national food security.