Original title: many countries around the world have been hit by severe "drought"! Food prices have risen sharply! Chinese rice bowls are guaranteed!

The latest report jointly released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program and other international organizations shows that a total of 720 million to 811 million people suffer from hunger in 2020, and the global food security situation is not optimistic. The prices of major crops around the world have continued to soar since last year. The rising pressure of food is constantly impacting the lives of consumers in many countries.

The continuous spread of the epidemic has had an impact on the global food supply chain and industrial chain, at the same time, it has also exposed many drawbacks in the governance of global food security. China's summer grain has ushered in eighteen consecutive abundant crops this year, and the consumer price index has also fallen steadily, demonstrating the guarantee ability of "Chinese rice bowls".

Global food price index hit a 10-year high

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The price of Brazil's main grain has continued to rise since last year, with rice rising by 70% and corn by 87%, with corn prices hitting a record high since 2004 in May. Months of rising food prices are causing strong concern among Brazilian slum dwellers.

In recent weeks, it has been hard to find cheap goods in the cheap food market in Abuja, Nigeria. Some Nigerian consumers said she came to the market to buy food with a month's budget, but ridiculously, she couldn't even buy enough food.

Statistics show that food prices in Nigeria have reached their highest level in 15 years. 7 million Nigerians will be plunged into poverty as a result. Nowadays, the rising pressure of food and food prices has made consumers in many countries feel cash strapped.

Food prices have also spread to animal husbandry. Recently, in the United States, the price of steak in supermarkets was $12.89 per pound, up $10 from January. The prices of milk, eggs and bread have also risen by varying degrees.

Colin Carter, an agricultural economist at the University of California, Davis:The prices of fruits and vegetables are up about 6% from a year ago, and food prices are rising.

The US consumer price index hit a record high in June, the biggest increase in 13 years.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the global food price index continued to rise for 12 months to May 2021, up nearly 40% from a year earlier, a 10-year high. Although it eased slightly in June, it also rose 33% from a year earlier.

Historic drought "scorches" global food security

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As the two most important granaries in the world, Brazil and the United States have suffered severe droughts so far this year, which has worsened global food prices.

As a major grain producing region in the world, the United States is currently in the emergence period of corn and the planting period of soybeans, but more than 90 percent of the western part of the United States is in a historic and life-threatening drought, which has greatly affected crop yields.

Brazil, known as the "granary of South America", has also suffered a severe drought since May. This not only makes the local people face hunger, but also continues to impact the supply chain of all kinds of commodities around the world. The International Coffee Organization expects Brazil's Arabica coffee beans to be cut by 30 per cent in 2021-22.

In addition, a number of major agricultural products in the worldThe exporting countries are all suffering from drought. Because there is no harvest, the ensuing famine is destroying tens of thousands of families.

In addition, the hype of capital continues to boost global food prices. In the current era of global excess liquidity, food has become the preferred speculative target for many investors.

Huo Jianguo, Vice President of the China World Trade Organization Research Association:Food export restrictions in many countries, global excess liquidity, coupled with freight rates, and the recent drought in Brazil have led to the entire futures market and international markets, creating a new round of tension on food.

Summer grain is guaranteed by "Eighteen Lianfeng" and "Chinese Rice Bowl".

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Will China be affected by the rise in global food and food prices? Will the pressure of rising prices eventually pass on to our dinner table?

On July 3, 25000 mu of winter wheat entered the harvest period in Manas County, Changji Prefecture, northern Xinjiang. The wind blew the wheat waves, and there was a scene of a bumper harvest.

Zhao Qian is a big wheat grower. This year, he has planted 1800 mu of winter wheat, with a total income of more than 2 million yuan.

In Jinan, Shandong Province, tractors with bumper harvests of wheat formed long queues at grain purchase points. Wang Fang, a villager of Jinwang Village, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, said that this is the first batch of new grain to enter the warehouse this year, and there are strict technical checks from grain unloading, grain storage, warehouse entry, and sampling inspection, so as to minimize losses and achieve grain return to the warehouse.

On July 14, the National Bureau of Statistics released data: China has had a bumper summer grain harvest in 2021, and the country's total summer grain output reached 145.82 million tons, an increase of 2.967 million tons or 2.1 percent over 2020. This is the 18th consecutive summer grain harvest season in China.

Data show that more than 90 per cent of China's summer grain is wheat, with a total output of 134.34 million tons this year. China imported 5.37 million tons of wheat from January to June, accounting for less than 4 per cent of the total output. There is no import dependence.

Bai Ming, Deputy Director of the Marketing Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce:The main rations are still provided domestically, and imported agricultural products are also in surplus.

Grain output is guaranteed, and the prices of many vegetables and meat have fallen instead of rising recently. Since June, vegetable buyers active in Shouguang, Shandong Province have clearly felt the decline in vegetable prices.

Recently, in China, whether it is staple grains such as rice and wheat, or non-staple foods such as meat, eggs and milk, the price is very stable. Food prices in China fell 2.2% month-on-month in June, showing a downward trend, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.At present, the per capita share of grain in China is 474 kg.Far exceeding the internationally recognized standard line of 400 kg of grain security, China's food security is guaranteed.

Bai Ming, deputy director of the Market Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said that China's grain supply and demand is in overall balance, and the supply of its own agricultural products is subject to its own supply and demand. Agricultural production has had bumper harvests for many years and created new highs. In this case, it can be said that "the rice bowl is in your own hands".