China's six major agricultural products need to import food security can not be ignored

"Last year, China imported 66.38 million tons of soybeans, and 65% of the soybeans on the international market were bought by China." Chen Xiwen, deputy head of the Central Rural work leading Group, said on the 22nd that China's six major agricultural products need to be imported, and food security cannot be ignored.

The Fifth China Economic Security Forum, jointly sponsored by the Social Science Development Research Center of institutions of Education of the Ministry of Education and the School of Agriculture and Rural Development of Renmin University of China, was held in Beijing on the 22nd. Chen Xiwen said at the forum that China currently imports more than 84 million tons of grain every year. In addition to more than 60 million tons of soybeans, grain imports also reach nearly 15 million tons. In addition, China imports 4.5 million tons of cotton, 4.54 million tons of sugar and 8.09 million tons of vegetable oil every year.

Chen Xiwen said that the problem of farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain deserves more attention than the gap in quantity. "China is a member of the World Trade Organization, so it is not a big deal to import some grain, but the price of our imported grain is much lower than that in the domestic market, which poses a great challenge to farmers' income and agricultural security." Take soybeans as an example. The price of imported soybeans in Hong Kong is 4000 yuan per ton, while the domestic price is 4800 yuan per ton. China's grain cultivation costs are high, prices are high, and it is obvious that there is no competitiveness.

On the other hand, the cost of agricultural production is rising. At present, the net income of farmers per mu of land is only 682 yuan, down 2.4 percent from the previous year. Farmers' income from the planting industry accounts for only 24.6%. Farmers' net income is decreasing, so their enthusiasm for production is naturally not coming up.

"it is empty talk to leave farmers' enthusiasm to protect agriculture, and now we need to study from the basic level how to mobilize farmers' enthusiasm and ensure farmers' production and income." Chen Xiwen said: China is changing the price formation mechanism through reform, such as setting target prices for cotton in Xinjiang and soybeans in three northeastern provinces on a trial basis this year. For example, cotton with a target price of 19800 yuan per ton is collected at a market price of only more than 14000 yuan, and the price difference of 5000 yuan per ton is subsidized by the government.

Chen Xiwen said that China must implement a national food security strategy based on China, based on China, ensuring production capacity, moderate imports, and scientific and technological support, ensuring basic self-sufficiency in grain and absolute safety in grain rations, changing the mode of agricultural development, and increasing farmers' income. ensure food security.