Department of Commerce: Chinese food overall self-sufficiency will actively promote the food import

In the new network August 17 Jun of Commerce press spokesman Yao Jian 17 in routine briefing indicates that, overall, China's grain is self-sufficient, Department of Commerce will actively promote the development of food imports.

For food import quantities and prices increased coverage, Yao Jian said, from the big policy framework, the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the national development and Reform Commission each year in accordance with the rules of the WTO for food import quota arrangements, while at the same time for the release of the product is imported by the enterprises autonomous.

Yao Jian describes, in General, Chinese food is autonomous, some food products import to complement the needs of the market, including soy imports. Food imports from two aspects: on the one hand to the Chinese food should remain in China mainly for the local food supply. The second food imports, particularly imports of food products also complements domestic demand gaps.

Yao Jian, the Commerce Department also actively promote the development of food imports. Because we know that China is a shortage of land and water resources, food imports, including soybeans, food imports can alleviate China in water and land resources in the short term.