Experts：Global Disruptions On Grain Security To Be Limited

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Despite global food and agriculture sectors facing uncertainty over crop yields and global trade flows，in the context of climate challenges，COVID- 19-related turmoil and logistics challenges，experts and business leaders said China，backed by its 1.8 billion mu （120 million hectares）of arable land，new farming technologies and practical grain import policies，is capable of ensuring its grain security in 2022.

As the three staple grains，China's production of wheat，rice and corn remains highly self- sufficient，said Wang Yongchun，a researcher at the agricultural information institute of the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （CAAS）.

For example，the nation imported 9.71 million metric tons of wheat in 2021，which is a small proportion compared to the national wheat output of 137 million tons last year.

“As a result，price fluctuations in the global market may further push up grain prices and drive China grain import costs，but it will have a limited impact on the nation's grain security，”he noted.

The sown area of rice in China has been maintained at about 450 million mu （30 million hectares）on an annual basis，and the annual output at about 210 million tons，said Wang，noting that imports are mainly used for variety adjustment.

China's rice output reached 212.85 million tons in

專家和商界领袖指出，尽管全球粮食和农业面临着气候变化、疫情动荡和物流挑战给农作物产量和全球贸易往来带来的不确定性，但是2022年中国依然有能力保障粮食安全，因为中国有18亿亩耕地、农业新技术和切实可行的粮食进口政策的支持。

中国农业科学院农业信息研究所研究员王永春表示，中国的三大主粮小麦、水稻、玉米的生产都保持高度的自给自足。

举例而言，中国在2021年进口971万吨小麦，这相比去年全国1.37亿吨的小麦产量只是一小部分。

王永春指出：“因此国际市场上的价格波动，可能会进一步推高国际粮价，提高我国粮食进口成本。但对粮食安全，几无影响。”

王永春表示，中国水稻的播种面积常年保持在4.5亿亩左右，全年产量保持在2.1亿吨左右。她指出，进口水稻主要用于品种调剂。

国家统计局和海关总署的数据显示，2021年中

2021，while it imported 4.96 million tons of rice，accounting for a negligible proportion of all rice supply，data from the National Bureau of Statistics and General Administration of Customs showed.

As one of the worlds leading countries in hybrid rice technology with a number of varieties，China had planted 600，000 mu （40，000 hectares）of rice in saline- alkali soil across the country by the end of 2021，said Zhong Yu，a researcher at CAASs institute of agricultural economics and development.

Under the government plan，the planting area for this kind of rice will grow in the country，bringing more food to people and improving the ecological environment in selected areas，Zhong added.

By the end of 2021，China's grain production had been stabilized at over 650 billion kilograms for seven consecutive years as the largest grain producer and the third- largest grain exporter across the globe，the NBS data showed.

Premier Li Keqiang urged efforts to ensure grain security and energy supply to maintain the stability of the economy and prices in late June.

Li said grain production and energy supply are two pillars for stable commodity prices，and jobs and commodity prices are two key indicators of stable economic performance.

国的水稻产量达到了21285万吨，进口稻谷496万吨，只占水稻供应总量的很小一部分。

中国农业科学院农业经济与发展研究所研究员钟钰称，作为全球杂交水稻技术最先进且品种多样的国家之一，中国截至2021年底已在全国各地的盐碱地种植了60万亩水稻。

钟钰补充道，根据政府规划，全国将扩大这种水稻的种植面积，不仅可以增加百姓的口粮，还可以改善选定区域的生态环境。

国家统计局的数据显示，截至2021年底，作为全球最大的粮食生产国和第三大粮食出口国，中国的粮食产量连续七年稳定在6500亿公斤以上。

6月下旬，李克强总理强调要确保粮食安全和能源供应，为稳经济大盘稳物价提供坚实支撑。

李克强指出，保持经济运行在合理区间，两个重要指标是稳就业稳物价，粮食和能源是稳物价的基本支撑。