China has stepped up efforts to increase the planting area and output of oil crops such as soybeans this year. According to the news from Heilongjiang Province, the local government plans to increase the planting area by 10 million mu. The change from paddy field to dry field may be the source of seed increase.
This year, Heilongjiang Province proposed to vigorously implement the soybean production capacity improvement project and adhere to the two wheel drive of expanding area and increasing unit yield. The soybean planting area in the province will reach 68.5 million mu, an increase of more than 10 million mu over last year; We will strive to achieve a total output of 17 billion kilograms, an increase of more than 2.6 billion kilograms over last year. Focus on increasing the soybean planting area of Heihe, Qiqihar, Suihua, Jiamusi and Heilongjiang Agriculture Company Limited(600598) group.
Heilongjiang is the largest high-quality non GM soybean production base in China. The soybean planting area accounts for more than 40% of the country all year round, and the commodity rate exceeds 80%. The sowing area of Heilongjiang province plays a core decisive role in China’s soybean yield. Last year, China’s soybean planting area decreased significantly. According to national statistics, the soybean planting area in China in 2021 was 126 million mu, a decrease of 22 million mu, a decrease of 4.8%. Soybean production was 16.4 million tons, down 16.4% from the previous year. Among them, the decline of sowing area in Heilongjiang is the main reason. The soybean area in Heilongjiang is more than 71 million mu in 2020 and 58.32 million mu in 2021, a decrease of 13 million mu. 68.5 million mu is planned to be planted this year. Ten million mu more than last year, but it has not caught up with the level in 2020.
Farmers like to plant corn better than soybeans, mainly because of the low yield of soybeans and poor economic benefits. Some areas to the north of Heilongjiang are the traditional main producing areas of soybeans. Because corn varieties suitable for local climatic conditions are introduced, the areas where corn can be planted continue to move north. Under the guidance of economic benefits, the places where corn can be planted are basically changed to corn.
In order to guide farmers to grow soybeans, the local government gives more subsidies for planting soybeans. This year, the subsidy for soybean producers is about 200 yuan per mu higher than that for corn producers. Recently, Harbin has issued policies to subsidize seeds with 30 yuan / mu for planting soybeans in order to improve farmers’ enthusiasm for planting soybeans.
However, some local growers believe that even considering the inclined subsidy, the income of corn planting per mu is still about 400 yuan higher than that of soybean. Farmers still prefer to grow corn.
Heilongjiang has three major crops. Last year, the planting area of rice was 58.005 million mu, with an output of 29.137 million tons, the planting area of corn was 97.86 million mu, with an output of 41.492 million tons, and the planting area of soybean was 58.32 million mu. The total area of the three major grain crops is 214185 million mu, and the area of other grain crops is 4.08 million mu, with a total grain area of 218265 million mu and a total grain output of 78.677 million tons.
A few years ago, because the price of soybean and corn did not rise, many dry fields were replaced by rice, which has high planting cost, high yield and high price. According to Zhang Xin, a senior agricultural researcher, the planting cost of corn is 3 Xj Electric Co.Ltd(000400) 0 yuan higher than that of soybean per hectare, and that of rice is Dingli Corp.Ltd(300050) 00 yuan higher than that of corn per hectare. But now the situation has changed. After 2020, the price of soybean has doubled and the price of corn has doubled, but the price of rice is still declining. Now the price per kilogram is only 1.3 yuan. The cost is increasing and the market price is declining, so there is a driving force to change paddy field into dry field.
