Global food prices have been rising this year, especially since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Judging from the public data, the price of wheat, a staple grain in the world, has risen the most, with an increase of 66.24% this year, and other grains have risen to varying degrees. However, with the continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the control of grain exports by other countries in the world, it is estimated that the rise in international grain will continue.
However, although the price of grain has risen sharply in the world, the price of our staple grain at home has not changed much. At this stage, in addition to the multi-point outbreak of the new crown epidemic, which has disrupted the rhythm of many people's lives, other aspects are still good, our grain prices have not risen significantly, and the price increase is mainly vegetable products.
Why have food prices risen so much internationally? There are three main reasons:
1) The Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Both Russia and Ukraine are big exporters of grain. According to statistics, the total export of wheat and corn from Russia and Ukraine in 2021 accounted for 28.5% and 18.6% of the world's total exports, respectively. The conflict between the homes of two major food exporters is bound to raise concerns about food shortages in other countries.
2) Excessive dollar issuance in the United States leads to inflation
The world's commodity settlement is based on dollars, and the unscrupulous issuance of dollars by the United States is bound to lead to an increase in the price of commodities, including grain.
3) Control of grain exports by grain-producing countries
Russia banned the export of cereals to eurasian economic union countries until June 30, and suspended the export of white sugar and sucrose to third countries until August 31. Ukraine temporarily banned the export of all types of fertilizers, while the area under spring planting in Ukraine is expected to fall by 39 percent. Argentina suspends soybean meal and soybean oil exports.
Of these 3 reasons, points 1 and 2 are primarily responsible for the United States, while point 3 is primarily due to points 1 and 2.
So, it is clear that the main responsibility for the sharp rise in international food prices this year lies with the United States.
But will the United States admit that they caused the rise in food prices?
If you think they'll admit it, that's naïve! Instead of acknowledging it, the US imperialists turned their heads slightly, revealing a naïve and sinister smile, saying: "The responsibility for rising grain prices is in China, because China pursues a self-sufficient grain policy." ”
Foreign "well-known" media outlets, Bloomberg, The Times and the Wall Street Journal, have all stepped up to accuse China of its food self-sufficiency policies.
China, your pursuit of food self-sufficiency has led to an increase in global food prices!
This is more ridiculous than Chinese every bite of meat you eat, the Brazilian rainforest smokes!
In order to smear China, the United States has done everything to the extreme, and even the basic logic is not left alone.
China is indeed stockpiling grain, and we have an institution in China called China Reserve Grain Management Group Co., Ltd., referred to as China Reserve Grain. China Grain Storage is specially responsible for storing grain when the harvest is abundant, and releasing grain reserves when grain is in arrears or other reasons leading to grain shortages, so as to ensure that the domestic grain supply is sufficient and the grain price is stable.
Chinese staple foods are rice and wheat, rice needless to say, under the efforts of our Yuan Longping, hybrid rice yields climb year by year, rice is basically enough to eat. Wheat is also the main staple food in some northern parts of the mainland, and it is basically self-sufficient. The only grains that need to be imported in large quantities are corn, sorghum, and soybeans, but these grains are mainly used not for food, but for the production of feed.
China does not steal, does not steal, does not cheat, does not intimidate, works hard, works hard and complains, and feeds nearly 20% of the world's population with 7% of the world's arable land. This should be said to be a major miracle in the world, and it is not too much to praise.
The United States, on the other hand, absurdly uses this as a reason to attack China!
From 1959 to 1961, our country had a three-year difficult period, when there was a serious shortage of food, but what did the United States do then? Directly embargo grain on the mainland!
Now, we are self-sufficient in grain production, and we do not ask you to sell grain to me by US imperialism. What I hoard is also the grain I produce, what the is up to you!
There are four major grain merchants in the world, of which 3 grains are American, and the other is France, which is the only one in the United States. International grain is basically controlled by the four major grain merchants, and the pricing power of grain prices is in their hands.
Perhaps although the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but the grain is actually not in short supply, is the four major grains in order to win more profits deliberately on the pretext of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict as an excuse to increase prices, anyway, their Americans are not hungry.
The four major grain merchants, in cooperation with the United States to use grain as a weapon, have already maimed many countries, and this time it is not too much.
To paraphrase Lu Xun: I have never been afraid to speculate about Americans with the worst malice!
With grain in hand, there is no panic in the heart. It is not the first time that the United States has spared no effort to smear China, and this time it is not much. What we have to do is to continue to keep the grain on our own, do a good job in spring ploughing, and achieve a bumper grain harvest again this year.
Angry Americans!