| the first time in 14 years caused large-scale imports | | | | feed more than a certain scale domestic enterprises |
| of genetically modified corn market, attention, | | | | and other industries; another 60% of the |
| combined with a number of institutions predict that | | | | state-owned trade quota, allocated mainly to state |
| large-scale maize imports will increase, once again | | | | trading enterprises , that is, COFCO Limited. |
| revisit the issue of national food security. A large | | | | Tight balance between supply and demand rigid |
| number of long-term sustainability of maize imports, | | | | demand |
| or flash in the pan, for GM maize policy will change, | | | | But can not be ignored is that the Chinese corn |
| maize import large quantities of soybeans will repeat | | | | market will bear long-term balance in supply and |
| mistakes? | | | | demand. Feng Lichen, said corn imports this year |
| National Development and Reform Commission has | | | | have cut production last year, factors, coupled with |
| come forward to respond to that, China to allow | | | | the first half of the domestic market prices rose |
| import of 11 types of GM maize, and only allow for | | | | slightly, a number of factors superposition, into the |
| animal feed. While analysts told reporters that the | | | | import business. However, insiders told the reporter |
| government allowed the import of genetically | | | | that can be said to be forced to do this import. "In |
| modified products is still controversial, present the | | | | fact, new hope, VI Group, and has been up, please |
| main consideration is to stabilize the price may be, | | | | pay. Corn supply, increase the voice of a higher |
| prevent inflation. | | | | underlying demand." According to the figure, in 2009 |
| Corn imports will gradually expand the scale of | | | | maize growing areas in Northeast cut sharply because |
| "Ten years of maize imported very little, this year's | | | | of drought, when the National Grain and Oil |
| procurement is already the highest since 1995, | | | | Information center is expected to cut production 2.9 |
| purchases." A recent long-term corn futures analyst | | | | million tons of domestic maize, in fact, |
| Chen Li (pseudonym), told reporters that the first | | | | underestimated the number of cuts. Until May of this |
| time this year have open access enterprises, "Import | | | | year reflected the market, feed processing |
| corn industry chain has opened up, and now can do | | | | enterprises and enterprises purchasing difficulties |
| so, may also do. "The analysts expect the future | | | | prices. The actual cuts are expected to reach 15 |
| import of the amount will gradually expand, new hope | | | | million -1800 tons. "This year all maneuvers barely fill |
| and VI Ji Tuandeng other enterprises can do to get | | | | the gap." |
| the import quota was. | | | | A feed business have also told reporters that |
| According to Chinese Customs data, in June 64,500 | | | | domestic corn in recent months has been in short |
| tons of corn imported from China, in May 4882.31 | | | | supply, especially the first two months of purchase |
| tons of imports. Although the total amount of small, | | | | tense, the present price of corn for feed or for your |
| but the scale of China's imports of corn to open the | | | | business. |
| channel. According to the latest market information, | | | | China National Grain and Oil Information Center on this |
| said China's current total order buyers of U.S. corn | | | | year's forecast is that 2010 corn production was 168 |
| has reached 27, the number of ships, about 1.62 | | | | million tons, an increase of 2.5% or 4.03 million tons. |
| million tons. Since July 20, the southern part of China's | | | | Corn acreage is 30.56 million hectares, an increase of |
| imports of maize into focus by the port in Hong Kong | | | | 100,000 hectares, an increase of 0.3%. |
| stage, the Guangdong port after another 30 tons of | | | | For such numbers, these people said it expected the |
| corn imports to Hong Kong. | | | | figure to 155 million -1.58 million tons, compared to 168 |
| By the end of April, the U.S. Department of | | | | million tons a thousand the number of gaps. Feng |
| Agriculture's export and import data to show that | | | | Lichen, said domestic corn for industrial use each year |
| private Chinese enterprises and exporters of the | | | | about 37 million tons or so, accounting for 25% of |
| United States signed the United States imported | | | | feed corn to 95 million tons, accounting for about |
| 115,000 tons of corn contract, while China imports | | | | 60%, the rest being food, seed and so on. Feng |
| corn from the United States is the last 4 years. | | | | Lichen, said corn industry is a rigid demand, industrial |
| Marubeni Economic Research Institute, Japan and | | | | and feed demand is growing. |
| even predicted that China may 2015, the maize | | | | Chen said that in raising the level of domestic per |
| imports one million tons from this year's expected | | | | capita consumption, increased consumption of meat |
| rise to 10 million tons. | | | | and eggs, evolved to rely on basic food. On the |
| GM's dazzling, food security, sensitive, more than ten | | | | other hand, corn and other crops in the face after |
| years of maize imports ripple. Development and | | | | years of increasing production output pressure, the |
| Reform Commission also said that respond to the | | | | small size of the gap may be a long time, need to |
| international community has more than 20 kinds of | | | | import corn added. |
| genetically modified corn, genetically modified by our | | | | Another easily overlooked is the weather. The past |
| security review, have proved safe and allow imports | | | | two years, the domestic water logging and other |
| of only 11 species. At present, enterprises imported | | | | natural disasters. China's corn planting is mainly |
| corn is used in the feed on, a predetermined | | | | distributed in about 24 provinces and regions, including |
| processing enterprises, fully enclosed run. And | | | | Northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, |
| because a small amount of imports will not suppress | | | | Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi. |
| the market prices of the main producing areas, it will | | | | Journalists throughout the media to disclose |
| not hurt the interest of farmers. | | | | information made under the preliminary statistics, the |
| Attack on the import of corn may be worried about | | | | main producing areas in Liaoning Province, Jilin |
| the domestic industry, said Feng Lichen, general | | | | Province in July subject to flooding more obvious, |
| manager of China's net corn this year, Chinese | | | | analysts expect corn production decreased by 100 |
| enterprises have been approved over the corn | | | | million tons. 17.4 acres of corn affected area in Anhui, |
| import quotas are also dissatisfied with 1.5 million tons, | | | | is expected to yield loss of 0.26 billion kilograms. In |
| China's annual demand is 150 million tons of corn, | | | | addition, Shanxi, Shandong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shaanxi, |
| imports only 1%. Many industry people and Feng | | | | Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan and other provinces |
| Lichen, like the view that the import of maize voice | | | | and regions affected crops in varying degrees, |
| was small. Chen said that even if imported 10 million | | | | related to corn, vegetables and other crops. |
| tons, account for only 5% -7% to. "And not the | | | | Chen said that, fortunately, to increase corn acreage |
| same as soybean, corn is the basis for food, there | | | | this year, Heilongjiang basically not affected the main |
| are restrictions on the quota system." In its view, | | | | producing areas, coupled with strong number of |
| sufficient to ensure that the current import quota | | | | disaster-resistant corn, whole, natural disasters, |
| system will not impact on the domestic corn industry. | | | | supply of corn will not produce significant impact, "as |
| At present, China's annual import tariff quota for | | | | long as the the rainy season not to have accidents or |
| issuing 7.2 million tons of maize, of which 40% of the | | | | corn yield can be achieved. |
| non-state-owned trade quota, allocated mainly to | | | | |