The balance of food production and demand "destocking" is the "bovine nose" of the storage work.

The balance of food production and demand "destocking" is the "bovine nose" of the storage work.

China's grain production and demand will be in a tight balance for a long time

"At present, China's food security situation is very good, but in the long run, China's grain production and demand will remain in a tight balance for a long time, and the food security situation is still grim." Ren Zhengxiao said.

Ren Zhengxiao said that China's grain production has achieved “twelve consecutive increases”, and the volume of grain purchases and stocks have also risen. The market has very abundant grain sources, and all aspects of food demand have been sustained and reliable.

However, China's food demand is also growing at the same time, with an average annual production and demand gap of 19.8 billion jin. In particular, in the long run, China's population will continue to grow, and the amount of food converted from meat and egg milk consumption will increase, which will directly lead to a rigid increase in food consumption.

At the same time, the rigid constraints on the production of fresh water resources and the tolerance of the ecological environment have become more and more serious, and the difficulty of further increasing grain production has increased. China's food security will also face the dual challenge of rigid consumption growth and rigid production constraints.

“Destocking” of food is the “bovine nose” of the storage work.

How does food “go to inventory”? Ren Zhengxiao said that rationally digesting grain stocks is a "bull nose" for the whole grain storage and storage work. This year, the contradiction between grain storage and storage is prominent, and the pressure of shortage of storage capacity.

Ren Zhengxiao said that in the face of severe difficulties and challenges, the relevant state departments and local governments at all levels should arrange for the early planning and deployment of grain storage and storage, and early mobilization and early preparation. At present, we are making every effort to prepare for the preparation of the summer grain before the opening of the scale.

"The most important thing is to take more measures, prepare for storage, and increase the ability to store and store." Ren Zhengxiao said, first of all, we must pay close attention to the grain storage and try to digest food stocks. In the first four months of this year, the amount of food sold and processed and transformed has rebounded. At present, the targeted sales and rotation of corn have started. Priority is given to selling the main areas of summer grain production and areas where food storage is scarce. The land is vacated and the new grain is acquired.

Ren Zhengxiao revealed that at present, the grain departments of the main grain producing areas have formulated plans for the storage and storage of various grain-selling main grain, optimized the acquisition service, improved service measures, and strived to avoid farmers rushing to sell grain and platooning for grain. The phenomenon.

Do more measures to invigorate corn circulation

When talking about how to solve the problem of farmers selling corn, Ren Zhengxiao said that it is necessary to take measures to promote the circulation of live corn and protect the interests of farmers.

First of all, we must actively guide the diversified entities to enter the market to collect food. After the reform of the corn storage system, the market-based acquisition of multiple entities will be the norm. National and local governments will increase credit support for corn purchases, strengthen market information services, and encourage the majority of corn storage and processing companies to broaden their acquisition channels and acquire farmers' corn.

Secondly, state-owned grain enterprises should take the lead in entering the market to collect food, and do everything possible to solve problems for farmers; and organize mobilization to encourage the majority of feed enterprises, corn processing and transformation enterprises, food processing enterprises to accelerate the processing and transformation of corn.

At the same time, it is necessary to optimize the market environment, strengthen the supervision and inspection of the grain purchase market, and strictly protect the behavior of farmers and farmers, such as the pressure on the pressure level and the “white bars”.

Keeping the "five roads" of ration safety

When talking about how to ensure the safety of the people's rations, Ren Zhengxiao said that in these years, we and the relevant departments have put together five barriers:

First, the inspection of good grain purchases into the warehouse, unsafe food is not allowed to enter the warehouse.

The second is to check the daily inspection of the stocked food to prevent mildew in the grain.

The third is to conduct a random inspection of the government departments and conduct spot checks on the quality of the grain storage enterprises.

The fourth is to sell good food out of the warehouse to prevent the sale of toxic and harmful food.

The fifth is to supervise the toxic and harmful foods, and immediately seal up the food that has been tested and found to be toxic and harmful, and then carry out targeted treatment and full supervision.

Through the strict control of the above five barriers, we will effectively prevent toxic and harmful food from entering the ration market and ensure the quality and safety of food.

Regarding Chen Hualiang, Ren Zhengxiao said that in the past few years, some people directly referred to Chen Hualiang as “poisonous food”. This is incorrect and unscientific. Whether the food in stock is toxic or harmful is mainly whether the aflatoxin and vomiting toxins exceed the national health and safety standards. The production of these mycotoxins is mainly affected by the environment such as storage temperature and humidity, and is not directly related to the length of storage time and whether it belongs to aging food.

(Original title: “Destocking” of food is the “bovine nose” of purchasing and storing work – Ren Zhengxiao, director of the State Grain Bureau, responded to food hotspot issues)