In the first quarter, 170 million heads of corn were sold nationwide, and corn imports soared fourfold.

 　　In the first quarter, under the positive effects of various policies to support agriculture and benefit agriculture and ensure the effective supply of agricultural products, my country's agricultural economy continued to improve, and farmers' income rose steadily.
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　　Specifically, agricultural production has grown steadily, pig production capacity has recovered significantly, agricultural product trade has continued to improve, agricultural investment has grown rapidly, and agricultural income has increased significantly.
At the same time, we must also realize that the problem of unbalanced and inadequate agricultural development is still prominent, and quality, efficiency and competitiveness need to be continuously strengthened.
In the first quarter, my country's agricultural production started well, and on the whole it has returned to its pre-epidemic level.
From the perspective of future expectations, the momentum of agricultural and rural economic development is improving, the output of summer grain is expected to be bumper, and the production capacity of live pigs is expected to return to normal levels.
With the continuous consolidation of the results of poverty alleviation, the comprehensive promotion of the rural revitalization strategy, the continuous deepening of agricultural supply-side structural reforms, and the further upgrading of the agricultural industry chain supply chain, the agricultural prosperity will maintain a positive trend.
Taking into account the impact of the year-on-year base rise, the prosperity index Will fall back somewhat.
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　　According to model calculations, the agricultural economy prosperity index for the second and third quarters of 2021 is 103.
2 and 102.
6, respectively, and the agricultural economic early warning index is both 96.
7.
The warning lights continue to operate in the normal "green light zone".
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　　The most obvious increase in pork productionMbr China Feed Industry Information Network-Based on feed, serving animal husbandry

　　In the first quarter, the value-added of the primary industry was 113.
32 billion yuan, an increase of 8.
1% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 2.
3% over the two years.
The growth rate was stable.
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　　The production capacity of the animal husbandry industry has recovered rapidly, and the production capacity of live pigs is expected to return to normal levels.
In the first quarter, the national output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry reached 22 million tons, an increase of 3.
87 million tons over the same period last year, an increase of 21.
4%.
The production of pork, beef, mutton and poultry has increased, and the growth rate of pork production has been even more pronounced.
Pig production continued to recover.
The pig stock has rebounded for 6 consecutive quarters, returning to 94.
2% at the end of 2017.
At the end of the first quarter, the national live pig population was 415.
95 million , an increase of 94.
75 million over the end of the first quarter of last year, a year-on-year increase of 29.
5%, and an increase of 2.
3% over the end of the fourth quarter of last year.
In the first quarter, there were 171.
43 million live pigs for slaughter , an increase of 40.
15 million over the same period last year, an increase of 30.
6%; the output of pork was 13.
69 million tons, an increase of 3.
31 million tons, an increase of 31.
9%.
According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in June and July this year, the stock of live pigs is expected to return to the level of normal years, and the slaughter of live pigs is expected to gradually return to the normal level after October.
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　　The income of pig breeding continued to decline.
In the first quarter, the feed ratio of pigs was 9.
39:1, a decline for two consecutive quarters .
With the implementation of various policies and measures to stabilize the production and supply of live pigs, the number of live pigs for slaughter increased significantly, and the market supply gradually became loose.
In the first quarter, the price of pork fell by 12.
5% ​​year-on-year.
In terms of monthly average prices, the price of live pigs in each month of the first quarter continued to fall.
From January to March, the price per kilogram of live pigs was 36.
0 yuan, 31.
9 yuan and 28.
8 yuan, respectively.
While the price of live pigs continues to fall, the price of feed continues to rise, resulting in a continuous decline in the income of pig farming.
According to the calculations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in the second week of April, the expected farming income per pig was 449 yuan, which was a drop of more than 50% from the beginning of the year.
The price of pigs in some areas has fallen near the cost line.
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　　The output of poultry meat and milk continued to grow, and the output of poultry eggs turned from an increase to a decline.
In the first quarter, the country produced 11.
01 million beef cattle, an increase of 540,000 over the same period last year, an increase of 5.
2%; the output of beef was 1.
65 million tons, an increase of 90,000 tons, an increase of 6.
0%.
In the first quarter, 70.
59 million sheep were slaughtered nationwide, an increase of 4.
86 million or 7.
4% year-on-year; the output of mutton was 1.
04 million tons, an increase of 80,000 tons or 8.
3% year-on-year.
In the first quarter, the country's poultry production was 3.
732 billion, an increase of 254 million, an increase of 7.
3%; the output of poultry meat was 5.
62 million tons, an increase of 390,000 tons, an increase of 7.
4%; the output of poultry eggs was 8.
11 million tons, a decrease of 170,000 tons.
A decline of 2.
1%.
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　　The export situation of advantageous agricultural products continues to improveMbr China Feed Industry Information Network-Based on feed, serving animal husbandry

　　In the first quarter, my country’s agricultural exports amounted to US$18.
10 billion, an increase of 11.
5% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 2.
5% in two years, ending the continuous year-on-year decline since 2019.
With the steady increase in the vaccination rate of the new crown pneumonia vaccination, the international market demand has gradually improved.
At the same time, my country has gradually increased the agricultural opening up and cooperation pilot zone and the international trade high-quality development base to accelerate the degree of agricultural opening up, and the export situation of advantageous agricultural products continues to improve.
In the first quarter, my country’s aquatic product exports increased by 15.
9% year-on-year; fresh or refrigerated vegetables continued to grow, with an increase of 3.
3%; fresh and dried fruits and nuts exports increased by 22.
6% year-on-year, an increase of 7.
9% from the previous quarter.
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　　In the first quarter, my country’s imports of cereals and their products were 4.
68 billion U.
S.
dollars, a year-on-year increase of 2.
1 times, and the growth rate was 141.
4 percentage points higher than that in 2020, and the growth rate has risen sharply for four consecutive quarters.
Among them, imports of wheat, barley, corn, rice, and sorghum all increased substantially.
Data show that corn imports grew the fastest in the first quarter, with imports of 6.
73 million tons and imports of US$1.
66 billion , an increase of 437.
8% and 523.
4% year-on-year ; imports of wheat, barley, rice, rice, and sorghum increased by 131.
2% and 135.
2% year-on-year, respectively.
, 158.
3% and 222.
3%, the import value increased by 138.
5%, 143.
5%, 135.
0% and 293.
0% respectively year-on-year.
Soybean imports have also shown a relatively rapid growth trend.
In the first quarter, soybean imports increased by 19.
0% year-on-year, and imports increased by 41.
7% year-on-year.
The substantial increase in imports of grains and their products is mainly related to the continuous recovery of domestic aquaculture, especially the production of live pigs, which has led to an increase in the demand for feed grains.
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　　Agricultural product prices show a pattern of "three ups and one down"Mbr China Feed Industry Information Network-Based on feed, serving animal husbandry

　　In the first quarter, the production prices of agricultural products rose by 7.
8% year-on-year, an increase of 5.
9 percentage points from the fourth quarter of last year, reversing the trend of three consecutive quarters of decline.
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　　From the perspective of the composition of agricultural products, the four categories of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery show a pattern of "three ups and one down" in which prices for agriculture, forestry, and fishery have risen, while prices for animal husbandry have fallen .
Specifically, in the first quarter, the price of agricultural (plantation) products rose by 17.
9% year-on-year, a sharp increase of 10.
0% over the fourth quarter of last year; the price of forestry products rose by 1.
5% year-on-year, a slight decrease of 0.
2%; the price of fishery products rose year-on-year 4.
4%, an increase of 3.
0 percentage points.
The price of animal husbandry products fell 1.
1% year-on-year, and the rate of decline narrowed by 2.
2 percentage points.
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　　From the perspective of major agricultural products, with the continuous recovery of live pig production capacity, the price of live pigs continued to fall, with a year-on-year decline of 6.
3% in the first quarter, an increase of 4.
0 percentage points from the fourth quarter of last year.
The price of cattle and sheep has risen by 14.
9% and 8.
5% year-on-year respectively.
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　　From the perspective of the three major staple foods, the price of corn has risen sharply due to the recovery of pig production capacity and the increase in demand for feed grains, which has driven the prices of wheat and rice to rise to varying degrees.
Data show that the price of corn rose by 41.
3% year-on-year in the first quarter, an increase of 24 percentage points over the fourth quarter of last year; the prices of wheat and rice rose by 7.
8% and 6.
8% respectively.
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　　The retail sales of grain, oil and food reflecting final consumption in the first quarter were 414.
44 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.
0%, a slight increase of 0.
1 percentage point from 2020, and the two-year average growth rate was 11.
3%.
With the consolidation and expansion of domestically coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development achievements, residents' food consumption has basically returned to a normal growth level.
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　　The rapid growth of agricultural investment in fixed assetsMbr China Feed Industry Information Network-Based on feed, serving animal husbandry

　　In the first quarter, the added value of the agricultural and sideline food processing industry grew 15.
2% year-on-year, reversing the four consecutive quarters of year-on-year decline.
The added value of the agricultural and sideline food processing industry increased significantly year-on-year.
On the one hand, it was related to the low base in the same period last year.
On the other hand, it benefited from the expansion of the scale of intensive processing of agricultural products and the extension of the agricultural industry chain.
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　　Investment in fixed assets in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery increased by 43.
1% year-on-year, a sharp increase of 24.
0% over 2020, and an average growth rate of 12.
2% over the two years.
Among them, investment in animal husbandry increased by 1.
36 times; investment in fixed assets in agriculture (plantation), forestry and fishery increased by 14.
8%, 13.
4% and 11.
8% respectively year-on-year.
In the first quarter, financial expenditure on agriculture, forestry and water was 380.
9 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 5.
5%, mainly due to the decrease in capital construction expenditures.
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　　In addition, in the first quarter, the labor productivity of the primary industry was 4894.
1 yuan per capita (comparable price), an increase of 10.
8% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 4.
4 percentage points higher than that of the whole year of 2020.
The two-year average growth rate was 5.
3%.
Agricultural mechanization and agricultural modernization drive labor.
Increased productivity.
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