It is really one-sided and absurd thinking, some people even say that the price of grain will cause the price of other products to rise, and it is the farmers who will suffer in the end!
- This is seeing a topic called "#粮食价格上涨会不会增加农民收入? #" The main content of the answer below. In their answers, some people said that if the price of grain rises, other agricultural materials such as fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and other related agricultural materials will also increase in price. In the end, it was the peasants who suffered.
I think that these people's thinking is really one-sided and absurd! If the price of grain rises, and other products must also rise in price, then the price of other products has already increased, why has the price of grain not only not increased, but also decreased?
For example, 40 years ago, the price of 1 city jin (500 grams) of ordinary edible vinegar (sour vinegar) was 1 jiao, and 40 years later, the price of 1 city jin of ordinary edible vinegar (sour vinegar) is 2.5 yuan, and its price has increased by 25 times.
40 years ago, the price of 1 city pound of ordinary soybean oil (soy sauce) was 2 jiao, and 40 years later, the price of 1 city pound of ordinary soybean oil (soy sauce) is 2.5 yuan, and its price has increased by 12 times.
40 years ago, the price of 1 city pound of ordinary edible salt was 2 jiao, and 40 years later, the price of 1 city kilogram of ordinary edible salt is 2.5 yuan, and its price has increased by 12 times.
Forty years ago, the working day value of an ordinary person (1 ordinary person working for 1 day) was 1.8 yuan, and now, 40 years later, the working day value of an ordinary person (1 ordinary person working for 1 day) is 150 yuan, and its wage price has increased by 80 times.
And what about the price of food?
40 years ago, the price of 1 city jin (500 grams) of grain was more than 3 jiao, and 40 years later, the price of 1 city jin (500 grams) of grain is 1.4 yuan, and its price has only increased by 4~5 times. Compared with the increase in prices of other products during the same period, the price of grain has not only not increased, but has also fallen! Those people say that if the price of grain rises, the price of other products will also rise, so why did the price of other products rise during the same period, but the price of grain not only did not rise, but also fell?
In fact, even if the price of food does not rise, or even falls, the price of other products will also rise. Because the price of other products rises, it is not based on the price of food. Everyone knows that the country has to raise wages every year, people's incomes are high, can prices not rise? However, food is a primary product, the gold content is congenitally insufficient, and the price increase cannot keep pace with other products!
So why have the prices of food been high in the past few years?
Let's say 40 years ago. 40 years ago, the price of 1 city jin (500 grams) of grain was more than 3 jiao, the price of 1 day was 1.8 yuan, and only 5~6 catties of grain could be bought for 1 day's work. But now, 40 years later, the price of 1 kilogram of grain is only 1.4 yuan, and you can buy 100 kilograms of grain after 1 day's work. In comparison, what is the concept?
In the past few years, industry has been underdeveloped, food is hard currency, people even have problems eating, can the price of food not be high? And all these years, even livestock eat grain, can the price of grain still be high?
From a practical point of view, the price of grain cannot rise significantly, at most a few cents per pound. Because the price of grain abroad is lower than that at home, it is impossible to raise the price of grain significantly.
