The food security situation is not optimistic, and the food crisis may further induce an economic crisis. (Image source: Getty Images)
[Look at China on December 28, 2021](See a comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Li Zhengxin) On December 27, Chinese state media reported that the President of ChinaXi JinpingexistCentral Rural Work ConferenceA very clear new signal was sent.It’s worth noting that the globalfoodThe security situation is not optimistic, and the food crisis may further inducefinancial crisis。
On December 27, according to the Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency, the Central Rural Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 25th to 26th. Prior to the meeting, Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to study the work of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” and delivered a speech stating that “to ensure food security is everyone’s responsibility”.
The official media commented that “the responsibility for food security must be carried out together, and we must not shirk blame or put hope on distribution and import”; “2022 is the year of the party’s 20th National Congress and the key to the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Year…has a special significance.”
The Central Economic Work Conference held this month also put forward that “Next year’s economic work should take the lead in stabilizing the word and seeking progress while maintaining stability….. Actively introduce policies that are conducive to economic stability.” The meeting held that the Chinese economy is facing triple pressures of shrinking demand, supply shocks, and weakening expectations. This highlights the Xi Jinping administration’s concern about the economic situation in the special year of the 2022 CPC National Congress.
It is worth noting that Xi Jinping proposed at this Central Rural Work Conference to ensure grain production and the supply of important agricultural products, stabilize grain area, and expand soybean planting and oilseed production. According to official media, this sends a very clear new signal.
On December 27, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China convened a meeting of directors of the National Agriculture and Rural Departments. The meeting emphasized that “expansion of soybean oilseed production is a major political task that must be completed next year.” The area of soybeans in the four northeastern provinces will be restored, while the production of oilseed rape, peanuts and other oilseeds will be promoted.
In fact, Xi Jinping keeps emphasizing food production and security, not only because of the food crisis, but also because of troubles in many areas of the economy.
Soybeans are involved in many uses and can be used to produce soybean oil and soybean meal. Soybean meal can be used as feed for pigs, eggs, poultry, broilers and chickens, live cattle and other feeds, as well as soybean protein. Soybean oil, rapeseed oil and palm oil can be used as edible oil and industrial oil. Soy lecithin is widely used in confectionery and food industry, medicine, papermaking and leather making. Including making lubricants, building materials, foaming materials and so on.
The head of COFCO Biochemical Energy Yushu Company told the official media earlier that corn starch is converted into aminopenicillanic acid, which is a raw material for penicillin, amoxicillin and other medicines.
And corn also involves corn oil, corn fiber feed, corn gluten meal, bio-natural gas, cellulosic ethanol, ethanol industry chain, etc.
According to a report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, by 2025, China will have a grain gap of about 130 million tons, and the three major staple foods (rice, wheat, and corn) will have a gap of 25 million tons.
The latest report jointly issued by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program and other international organizations shows that in 2020, a total of 720 million to 811 million people worldwide will suffer from hunger, and the global food security situation is not optimistic. Since last year, the prices of major global crops have continued to soar. And, it will trigger a serious humanitarian crisis. The superimposition of the epidemic and other factors may trigger an economic crisis.
In contrast to China, where food consumption is huge, China’s state media CCTV quoted statistics from the Bureau of Statistics as saying, “This year, my country has reaped a bumper harvest throughout the year, achieving 18 consecutive bumper harvests in grain production.”
In fact, China’s floods and other disasters also have a major impact on food output. And data shows that China’s grain imports have increased substantially. Many Chinese people may think it’s nothing, perhaps because the price of food has fallen, so they can buy and reserve in advance. In fact, it is not. From the perspective of international food prices, they have been rising continuously for more than a year, and the Beijing authorities have imported a large amount of food at no cost.
The information that can be learned from the online query platform of China’s customs statistics is that major grain imports are increasing rapidly. This phenomenon shows that China is buying food frantically in the international market. The reason behind the large-scale purchase of grain when the official media claims that grain is sufficient is certainly not simple.
On the evening of November 1st, the Ministry of Commerce of China issued the “Notice on Doing a Good Job in Maintaining Supply and Stabilizing Prices of Vegetables and Other Daily Necessities in the Market for the Winter and Spring”. Need for emergencies”.
The document did not specify the reason for the request, although it did not specify whether China faces the threat of food shortages. However, this caused widespread panic among the Chinese people.
Editor in charge: Xin He Source: Look at China
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