社论丨平衡好农产品进口与国内供给关系

Group 1 - The Ministry of Commerce has initiated an investigation into safeguard measures for imported beef to address the impact of cheap agricultural imports on domestic producers [1][6] - The price of corn in China has been declining, with a peak of 1.50 yuan per jin in 2021-2022, dropping to around 1.30 yuan per jin in 2023, and expected to fall below 1 yuan per jin after the 2024 autumn harvest [2][7] - The Central Government's policy emphasizes the importance of international trade in agricultural products and aims to stabilize the supply of essential agricultural products while protecting domestic farmers [3][8] Group 2 - The increase in imports has led to significant price impacts on domestic agricultural products, with corn imports in 2023 reaching 27.13 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 31.6% [7] - The Chinese beef import volume has surged by 65% from 2019 to 2023, with the first half of 2024 seeing imports more than double compared to the same period in 2019 [6] - The government is focusing on balancing the relationship between import needs and domestic supply to ensure food security while promoting the modernization and scale of domestic agricultural production [8]