The State Council General Office recently issued the Opinions on Speeding up the Structural Reform on the Agricultural Supply Side and Vigorously Developing the Economy of the Food Industry (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"), making strategic arrangements for vigorously developing the economy of the grain industry. This is an important guiding document for the economic development of the food industry at present and for some time to come. Zhang Liang, director of the State Food Administration, carried out an interpretation of the relevant issues.

Improve food processing and distribution capacity and industry chain control

At present, the food in our country has been bumper year after year, with relatively loose supply and demand and high grain inventories. The mechanism of grain price formation and the reform of storage and receipt system are being further promoted. Under such circumstances, the importance of co-ordinating well the three capacity-building tasks of food production, reserve and circulation has become increasingly prominent, with a view to vigorously developing the economy of the food industry and perfecting the food industry system.

The "Opinions" is the first special document in the economic aspects of the food industry issued by the State Council. "Ensuring national food security requires both adequate food production and reasonable stocking as a prerequisite and is also inseparable from the corresponding capacity of processing and distribution and the control over the industrial chain." Zhang Wufeng said that "opinions" have many bright spots, such as the urgent need for industrial development The breakthrough focused on the proposed new measures targeted, including: the implementation of "high-quality food project", the construction of the National Modern Food Industry Development Demonstration Park (base), the establishment of grain industry standard leader incentives, and promote the "science and technology Xingliang" project Key measures and so on. Starting from 2017, the State Grain Administration and the Ministry of Finance started the implementation of the "High-quality Food Project". Relevant work focusing on supporting 16 provinces such as Heilongjiang Province this year has been started and the other key tasks are being promoted in an orderly manner. The Opinions summed up and affirmed the new mode of industrial economy practiced by all localities and proposed various modes such as the operation of whole industrial chain, the post-production service, the leading of intensive processing, the leading of trade and logistics, the industrialization of staple foods and the circular economy. This provides guidance and reference for the direction, mode and route of the economic development of the food industry.

By 2020, the yield of grain will increase by about 10%

In recent years, China has steadily pushed forward the reform of grain receipt and storage system and the formation mechanism of the grain price market, intensified its efforts to digest grain stocks and further stimulated the vitality of the economic development of the grain industry. Therefore, the economic development of the grain industry is facing rare opportunities.

To speed up the development of the grain industry economy is a powerful move to deepen the structural reforms in the supply side of agriculture, promote the integration of the first and second industries, and promote the conversion of old and new kinetic energy in the grain economy. In 2016, 18,000 enterprises nationwide were included in the economic statistics of the grain industry, 480 million tons of grain were processed and converted, the total industrial output value reached 2.8 trillion yuan and the profit was 132.1 billion yuan. At the same time, we must also see that the profound changes in the food situation have set higher demands on the reform and development of grain circulation. We urgently need to further enhance the capacity of food security by developing the economy of the food industry, improving the efficiency of the allocation of food resources and ensuring food security.

The Opinion proposes that by 2020, a modern food industry system that is suitable for China's national conditions and grain conditions will be initially established. The national grain quality rate will increase by about 10 percentage points. The value-added of the grain industry will increase by an average of about 7% annually. The conversion rate of food processing Up to 88%, the main food industrialization rate increased to more than 25%, the main business income of over 10 billion in the number of food companies to reach 50 or more.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the "Opinions" set forth five key tasks for the coming period: First, foster and expand the main body of the grain industry and strive to enhance the vitality of grain enterprises. The second is to innovate the mode of development of the grain industry, make efforts to promote the development of the whole industry chain, promote the industrial agglomeration and development, develop the circular economy of food, actively develop new formats and give play to the leading role of the brand. Third, we will speed up the transformation and upgrading of the grain industry, make efforts to increase the supply of green and premium grain and oil products, vigorously promote the industrialization of staple foods and accelerate the development of deep processing and transformation of grain. Fourth, strengthen food science and technology innovation and personnel support. Fifth, efforts should be made to establish post-production food service system, improve the modern grain logistics system and improve the food quality and safety guarantee system.

Vigorously develop new nutrition and health foods such as whole grains

At this stage, the comprehensive grain production capacity in our country is stable at a high level with ample grain inventories. The major contradictions in agriculture have shifted from insufficient gross quantities to structural contradictions. With the upgrading of residents' consumption structure, we must accurately grasp the trend of consumer demand and focus on increasing the supply of green, nutritious and healthy food and food products.

"Opinions" targeted the following measures: Vigorously implement the "China Good Grain and Oil" action, by variety, quality, brand, and promote the construction of green high-quality food industry system. The Company will optimize its product mix and develop green and healthy new products of grain and oil, increase the supply of diversified, customized and personalized products, and promote the nutrition upgrade and expansion of high-quality food products. Promote the proper processing of rice, wheat flour and edible vegetable oil, and vigorously develop new nutritious and healthy foods such as whole grains. Promote the industrialization of local characteristics of grain and oil foods and speed up the development of special products such as miscellaneous grains, beans and woody oil.

Zhang-Feng Zhang said that at present, some of China's corn and other grain varieties are stocked at high levels, and grain inventories need to be digested through the economic development of the grain industry. Efforts should be made to increase the supply of functional starch sugars and the effective supply of corn processed products for health care, chemical industry and medicine to reduce the import dependence on related products. The development of non-grain fuel such as cellulose, ethanol, to ensure food supply and quality and safety under the premise of efforts to deal with mildew, excessive heavy metals, overstocked storage of food, the appropriate development of grain fuel ethanol. Explore the demonstration of starchy bio-based plastics and biodegradable materials, adapt to the new requirements of green development, foster strategic emerging industries, release emerging consumption potential and speed up the digestion of policy-oriented food stocks. At the same time, we should actively support local governments to introduce policies conducive to deep processing and transformation, and promote the sustained and healthy development of corn deep processing industry.