China has become the United States of export of agricultural products, of which the largest market, the United States soybean. While in the low-priced imports of soybean, soybean crush enterprises reproducing lay-off. United States Department of agriculture data show that in the first half of fiscal year 2010, due to the Chinese on United States soybean strong demand, the United States the amount of agricultural product exports to China increased by about $ 3 billion, up 106 million.
And the United States soybean Tidewater influx of Chinese coastal ports, domestic soybean cropping some of the Heilongjiang province of soybean processing enterprise it is discontinued in silence. United States Department of Agriculture published report showed, as of 2010-30 April, last year China ordered 2190 tons of United States soybean, and in the same period of previous year 1820 million tons compared to the increase of 370 000 tonnes, representing the United States over the ordered quantity of soybean export 58.6%.
In fact, 1995, China was a net exporter of soybeans, then United States rely on huge financial subsidies, production of soybean entering the Chinese market. 15 years later, China soybean yield from the original first in the world, relegated to the following United States, Brazil and Argentina after the fourth largest in the world. In China a significant decline in soybean cultivation area, the United States soybean soon make up the Chinese market. At present the United States-based transnational grain merchants control China more than 40% of the soybean processing capacity and 90% of the soybean imports. At the same time, China's dependence on foreign oil has increased to 60%.
May 20, United States Agriculture Minister Weir Sark Reuters, in the first half of fiscal year 2010, China has purchased more than $ 1 billion in agricultural products in United States, becoming the country's largest export market for agricultural products. In the first half of fiscal year 2010, United States export of agricultural products amounted to $ 590, is the largest agricultural export strongest six months, the Ministry of agriculture is likely to increase the current annual export forecast, current forecast value is 1000 billion dollars.
All the signs indicate that the United States has been on China launched the Battel food wars. In China the absolute monopoly soybean, the United States has turned down a goal — maize exports. Since last year, the United States exports to China's gradual rise in maize. Only in April to the end of may, the Chinese have already bought 15 ship United States corn, aims to complement the domestic shortages of inventory. In addition, China has imported 11.5 tons of genetically modified maize. Including new hope group, China's enterprises, and the United States grain exporters has signed a contract for the purchase of transgenic maize, total 8 ships.
China corn demand instantaneous elevating the United States corn prices, China international commodity market of enormous impact once again. No wonder the United States in a Bloomberg News, commentary, petroleum, iron ore, copper, coal, and other resources, commodities, corn may be being ushered in its "moment". However, let us worry about, now United States of soybean, corn is the Chinese market, the Chinese food security component is Dawei Association.
"People, catering to food as a source". Although China basically solved the food problem, but the food supply-demand balance of pressure will persist for a long time, the food problem is still not optimistic. The growing population decline every year, China's arable land per capita food consumption has reached 400 kg, only in developed countries, 1/3 to 1/4. With the economic and social development, the diversity of national food, need more food for backing.
To this end, in November 2008, the State authorities introduced the national food security platform for medium and long term planning (2008-2020) ", and" make self-sufficiency rate stable at 95 percent ... "a benchmark index. However, Chinese food there are 5% can not be self-sufficient, or do not to self-sufficiency. According to the Chinese 13 million population, 5% of the population should correspond to 65 million people. In other words, this 65 million people's basic rations only from international markets can be offset on a purchase.
In fact, the programming platform for creation of a "self-sufficiency rate stable at 95 percent" is an unambitious conservative benchmark index. This is the 5% of the food gap, the United States on China launched Battel food wars. Want to know that there is no other food war weapons, weapon is the food. While the planning platform set aside 5% of the gap, we present food policy is defensive, just ensure that the needs of the domestic market. While the United States on China dumping of soybean, corn and other agricultural products, many people turn a blind eye.
"If you took control of the oil, you control all of the country; if you control the food, you control all of the people. "United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger · before it Frank decades have not attracted due vigilance. From a strategic sense, in international commodity markets, the Chinese have no control over the oil, not control of iron ore, but as a large agricultural country with thousands of years of Chinese history, should be able to control the grain market in the world. Further, as long as China self-sufficiency rate reaches 100%, or the level of 101% is tantamount to control their granaries, in the international market have more right to speak. Otherwise, it is possible in the future food was defeated in the war.
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