The central government's 150 billion yuan initiative to increase grain production has achieved remarkable results

Introduction: according to Xinhua news agency, Beijing, June 21, summer grain has been basically harvested all over the country Du Qinglin, Minister of agriculture, recently announced that China's total summer grain output is expected to increase by about 2.5 billion kg this year, an increase of about 3% This year, the situation of summer grain production in the main grain producing areas of the country is particularly gratifying: the wheat output of Henan Province accounts for one tenth of the total wheat output of the country This year, the total summer grain output of this province will reach 24.298 million tons, an increase of 303000 tons compared with the highest in 1997 The summer grain of Anhui Province has achieved a great harvest The total output is expected to be 8 billion kg, an increase of 1 billion kg compared with the previous year, among the 2.5 billion kg of the national summer grain, Anhui accounts for 40%; Shandong's wheat harvest area reaches 46.6 million mu, the most in the past five years Looking back on the situation of grain production in recent years, it is not difficult to see that since 2000, the area of grain cultivation has been reduced year by year, and the output has been going down all the way Last year, the area of grain planting in China fell from 1.7 billion mu in 1998 to less than 1.5 billion mu Since October last year, influenced by domestic and foreign markets, the prices of rice, wheat and other major grain varieties have increased significantly This fluctuation has aroused people's concern about food security At this important juncture, the central government issued the No.1 document of "high gold content" The CPC Central Committee and the State Council also held special meetings many times, clearly proposing to take more direct, more powerful and decisive measures, vigorously develop food production, and strive to increase farmers' income Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao and other central leading comrades went to the field for many times to understand the situation of increasing grain production and farmers' income This year, the central financial support for agriculture is 150 billion yuan, reaching the highest level in history; the state has allocated 10 billion yuan from the grain risk fund to directly subsidize the grain farmers in the main grain production areas; the central financial arrangement is hundreds of millions yuan, which is used to subsidize the good seeds of the grain farmers In just a few months, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have issued a series of policies to support grain production and increase farmers' income, which are rare in history with great strength, many benefits, fast introduction and high requirements A series of policies and measures not only arouse the enthusiasm of farmers in farming and grain production, but also arouse the enthusiasm of local governments in focusing on agriculture and grain production From the northeast, North China to the northwest, from the central region to South China, the upsurge of grain production is rising again in the countryside, which lays a good foundation for the summer harvest This year is the first year for China to fully liberalize the grain purchase and marketing market, and accelerate the transformation of grain production and circulation to marketization Some people are worried about whether the grain harvest and market opening will hurt the farmers at a low price, which will not achieve the goal of increasing farmers' income, nor ensure the long-term security of food At the executive meeting of the State Council held on May 19, it was decided to fully open the grain purchase market in 2004 and actively and steadily promote the reform of grain circulation system On June 3, the State Council officially promulgated the regulations on the administration of grain circulation, marking a solid step forward in establishing a unified, open, competitive and orderly grain market system This major reform, which has been brewing for a long time, is not only related to invigorating grain circulation, promoting grain production, ensuring grain security, but also to the overall situation of reform, development and stability Premier Wen Jiabao said that deepening the reform of grain circulation system must be conducive to the development of grain production, the increase of farmers' income, the stability of grain market and the national food security For the first time in the grain planting season, the state announced the minimum purchase price of major grain varieties in order to eliminate farmers' concerns about the possible risks of grain market-oriented reform Agricultural experts remind that the increase in grain production this summer is more due to the policy support of the "No 1 document" of the Central Committee and the increase in grain prices last year In this case, we should be more sober Only by completely changing the extensive way of increasing grain production, relying on science and technology and improving the planting structure to achieve the goal of increasing grain production, will China's grain production be completely safe, and China's agriculture be competitive in the international market