According to the news of the national development and Reform Commission on April 19, Meng Wei, deputy director of the Political Research Office of the national development and Reform Commission and spokesman of the national development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference of the national development and Reform Commission in April that in order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, with the joint efforts of all relevant parties, the national crude steel output will be reduced by nearly 30 million tons year-on-year in 2021, and the task of reducing crude steel output will be fully completed. In order to maintain the continuity and stability of the policy and consolidate the results of crude steel output reduction, the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the Ministry of ecological environment and the National Bureau of statistics will continue to carry out the national crude steel output reduction in 2022, guide iron and steel enterprises to abandon the extensive development mode of winning by quantity and promote the high-quality development of the iron and steel industry.
Meng Wei said that in the process of reducing crude steel output, we will adhere to “one general principle and highlight two key points”. One general principle is to firmly grasp the general tone of “stability first” and “seeking progress in stability”. While maintaining the continuity and stability of the supply side structural reform policy of the iron and steel industry, we should adhere to the principles of marketization and rule of law, give play to the role of market mechanism, stimulate the enthusiasm of enterprises, and strictly implement the relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection, energy consumption, safety, land use, etc. To highlight the two key points is to insist on distinguishing the situation, maintain the pressure, avoid “one size fits all”, highlight the reduction of crude steel production in key areas such as Beijing Tianjin Hebei and its surrounding areas, the Yangtze River Delta and Fenwei plain, and highlight the reduction of crude steel production with poor environmental protection performance, high energy consumption and relatively backward process equipment. The goal is to ensure the year-on-year decline of national crude steel production in 2022.
key points of press conference
national development and Reform Commission: China has sufficient food supply, stable prices and overall food security
The national development and Reform Commission said that China’s food supply is relatively sufficient, prices are stable, and food security is generally guaranteed. First, the comprehensive grain production capacity is strong. Second, grain stocks are relatively sufficient. Local refined grain and oil reserves in the main urban areas of 36 large and medium-sized cities and areas prone to market fluctuations have reached 15 days or more, and the ability to prevent market risks has been enhanced. Third, the capacity of food emergency supply is increasing. Under the condition of normalization of epidemic prevention and control, China’s grain market has always maintained a good trend of stable operation, which provides a solid foundation and favorable conditions for coping with the risk of the global food crisis and ensuring national food security.
national development and Reform Commission: it is expected that the overall downward trend of PPI will not change during the year
Meng Wei, deputy director of the Political Research Office of the national development and Reform Commission and spokesman of the national development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference that from the current situation, in March, the PPI increased by 8.3% year-on-year, narrowed by 0.5 percentage points compared with the previous month, and fell for five consecutive months, in sharp contrast to the continuous rise of the high level of PPI in major developed economies. As for the later trend, although international input factors have increased the uncertainty of commodity price trend, with the continuous appearance of the effect of the policy of ensuring supply and stabilizing price and the superposition of high base effect, it is expected that the overall downward trend of PPI during the year will not change.
national development and Reform Commission: promoting the market price of pigs and pork to operate within a reasonable range
Meng Wei, deputy director of the Political Research Office of the national development and Reform Commission and spokesman of the national development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference of the national development and Reform Commission in April that since this year, due to abundant pig production capacity and weak demand, China’s pig prices have continued to operate at a low level. In the week from April 11 to 15, the national average pig grain price ratio was 4.63:1, which was in the level-1 early warning range of excessive decline for eight consecutive weeks. In order to effectively stabilize the market price of live pigs, our committee, together with relevant departments, has continuously issued early warning information and carried out the collection and storage of central frozen pork reserves for many times. Since this year, we have listed four batches to collect and store nearly 160000 tons of reserves; All localities have also actively carried out collection and storage work. If the pig price continues to be low in the later stage, the state will continue to collect and store, guide local governments to carry out collection and storage, and promote the price to return to a reasonable range as soon as possible
Zhang Longqiang: crude steel output regulation is a powerful guarantee for the high-quality development of the iron and steel industry
