I read somewhere CN has Salmon farms in Xinjiang, and seem to export to Japan(?), then some article in Japan claiming "forced labor"(?)
Food & Resource Security
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broadsword
Brigadier
Posted some months ago.
If there is superfood that is available in abundance, it has to be it. So much for the soyboy meme.
Totally agree. I’ve noticed over the years that China’s been stockpiling a lot—grains, oil, metals, you name it. It’s something I’ve kept an eye on because I trade commodities, and every time they ramp up buying, it moves the market. It really feels like they’re preparing for anything, whether that’s economic instability or something bigger like a Taiwan conflict. Hard to ignore the strategy behind it.
"China set a grain production record of 706.5 million tonnes in 2024, an increase of 1.6% from last year’s output, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data. It also marked the first time the country’s grain harvest topped 700 million tonnes.
China’s state-owned grain reserve enterprises are expected to purchase around 420 million tonnes of grain from farmers and producers this year, which will mark the second consecutive year that the grain purchase volume is above 400 million tonnes, the Chinese government said during a national work conference on food and strategic reserves that concluded on Dec. 26.
The country has strengthened the organization and coordination of grain purchasing and taken multiple measures to smooth the channels for farmers to sell grains, Chinese officials said.
The purchase of autumn grains is being accelerated, with corn purchase work entering a peak period in the country’s northern and northeastern regions, said Liu Huanxin, head of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. With the growing volume of reserves, the scale of China’s grain storage facilities is also increasing year by year, effectively meeting grain storage needs, Liu said.
By the end of 2023, the official said the capacity of China’s standard warehouses in good condition exceeded 700 million tonnes, an increase of 36% compared to 2014.
Earlier this week, China launched a decade-long plan to boost consumption of cereal grains and develop the industry through higher production standards, research and international cooperation as part of efforts to enhance food security. The 2024-2035 action plan, jointly issued by the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration and other government departments, also encourages companies and private capital to establish development funds to support the whole grain industry."
China’s state-owned grain reserve enterprises are expected to purchase around 420 million tonnes of grain from farmers and producers this year, which will mark the second consecutive year that the grain purchase volume is above 400 million tonnes, the Chinese government said during a national work conference on food and strategic reserves that concluded on Dec. 26.
The country has strengthened the organization and coordination of grain purchasing and taken multiple measures to smooth the channels for farmers to sell grains, Chinese officials said.
The purchase of autumn grains is being accelerated, with corn purchase work entering a peak period in the country’s northern and northeastern regions, said Liu Huanxin, head of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. With the growing volume of reserves, the scale of China’s grain storage facilities is also increasing year by year, effectively meeting grain storage needs, Liu said.
By the end of 2023, the official said the capacity of China’s standard warehouses in good condition exceeded 700 million tonnes, an increase of 36% compared to 2014.
Earlier this week, China launched a decade-long plan to boost consumption of cereal grains and develop the industry through higher production standards, research and international cooperation as part of efforts to enhance food security. The 2024-2035 action plan, jointly issued by the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration and other government departments, also encourages companies and private capital to establish development funds to support the whole grain industry."
antiterror13
Brigadier
Can we safely say that China's strategic grain reserve storage is at least 700 million tonnes ?
lcloo
Captain
That is definitely a strategic level of grain storage. 700 million tones divide by 18 months and divide by China's population of 1.4 billion would be like 28Kg of grain per person per month.
If we divide by 24 months, that would be 21Kg of grain per person per month.
Alternatively:-
If one person consumes 300 grams of grain per day, 700 million tons can feed 1 person for 1,667 days, or
if one person consumes 500 grams of grain per day, there is enough grain to feed a person for 1,000 days.
There is only so much farmland in China， which is not enough for everything Chinese people needs. The trade-off Chinese gov made，is to prioritize staple grain，import stock feed and oil crops from outside. In 2023，China imported 160 million ton of food.
According to Chinese official，China is self-sufficient in crops，but not in meat, that is the reason why China has to import so much crops for stock feed.
The reliance on import crops has risen alert among Chinese leadership. That's why China is pursuing a "soybean protein substitution" policy
According to Chinese official，China is self-sufficient in crops，but not in meat, that is the reason why China has to import so much crops for stock feed.
The reliance on import crops has risen alert among Chinese leadership. That's why China is pursuing a "soybean protein substitution" policy