As the saying goes, people take food as the sky, and the older generation is concerned about whether they are full, and now everyone is more concerned about whether they eat well, and the price is reasonable or unreasonable.
Recently, the price of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China has aroused heated discussions on the Internet, many bloggers have voiced that the price of Xinjiang is expensive, and there is indeed such a phenomenon in some places, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, we can often see free shipping in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai when shopping online, but Xinjiang and Tibet and other regions are not free shipping, which is not discrimination, but the long distance freight cost is too high. This is one of the reasons why prices in Xinjiang are slightly more expensive than other cities in China.
However, now Russia wants to help the people in China's Xinjiang and other northwest regions solve this problem, and has exported a large amount of high-quality grain to China, and this grain-rich region is Russia's Altai Krai, which is adjacent to our Xinjiang.
According to the statistics of the Russian side, the number of enterprises exporting grain to China in the Altai Territory of Russia has increased by 30%. There are currently 250 institutions working in the industry, compared to 196 a year ago. Moreover, a record 294 thousand tons of grain were harvested in the Altai Territory and exported to China.
In addition, food supplies to China from other parts of Siberia are also increasing. In 2023, shipments to China from the Novosibirsk Oblast increased by 6 times compared to a year ago, from the Altai Territory to China by 7 times, from the Omsk Oblast to China by 5 times, and from the Krasnoyarsk Territory to China by 8 times.
It can be seen that the grain brought by Russia this time mainly comes from Siberia, but when it comes to Siberia, most people may think of the Soviet Union bringing Japanese prisoners here to dig potatoes during World War II, which is not to say that Siberia is barren, this is mainly because the Soviet Union itself suffered huge economic and material losses, and a large amount of labor was needed to rebuild the country, and captive labor became a resource.
In addition, Siberia's vast land area contains a variety of different natural environments, some of which are quite suitable for agriculture.
(A large number of Japanese prisoners were sent to Siberia to dig potatoes)
In particular, the Altai Territory is known for its abundant natural resources and relatively suitable agro-climatic conditions. The Altai Territory is on the Black Soil Belt. Black soils are the most organic and cultivable soil types, producing high-quality food crops.
The development of agriculture in the Altai region also benefited from mild summers and abundant precipitation, which favored the cultivation of wheat, barley, oats, peas and other food and fodder crops. In addition, potatoes, sugar cabbage and some oil crops are grown in the area. The export of these agricultural products to China is undoubtedly highly complementary to ours.
It is said that the Altai Territory is close to the northern part of Xinjiang, China, and there are treaty ports, and even the railway is very developed. Moreover, these Russian exports not only grain, but also high-quality feed. As we all know, Xinjiang has a well-developed animal husbandry industry, and different ethnic Xi customs are different, Xinjiang people eat more beef and mutton, but many Xinjiang people find that local beef and mutton is not particularly cheap, can only be said to be slightly lower than other cities. The reason is that the quality of cattle and sheep in Xinjiang is high, the cost of breeding is not low, and the demand in the market is very large. Therefore, Russia's export of high-quality feed to China will also reduce the cost of animal husbandry in Xinjiang, and under this trend, the price of beef and mutton in Xinjiang will gradually come to a relatively affordable price.
(Russia's Altai Krai exports a large number of quarantine-qualified poultry products to China)
When it comes to prices, we have to mention that the recent hot southern small potatoes travel to Harbin, Heilongjiang, in fact, the explosion of Harbin is contributed by many factors, on the one hand, the Northeast people are hospitable and come up with the best things to entertain tourists. On the other hand, the prices in the Northeast are generally acceptable to everyone and are very cost-effective.
In fact, there are many reasons for the low prices in Northeast China, which are closely related to various factors such as the level of economic development, industrial structure, population flow, and government policies in the region.
However, there is one factor that also plays a certain role, that is, the border between Northeast China and Russia has facilitated trade between China and Russia, and the cooperation between China and Russia has also promoted friendly exchanges between the two countries, including tax incentives, business facilitation, etc. Some of the goods that China has that Russia does not have, and some of the Russian goods may be cheaper or more diverse than those in China, and such trade can affect the market supply and price level in Northeast China to a certain extent.
In fact, the Northeast has always been the "granary" of the mainland, thanks to the vast land resources and abundant water resources in the Northeast, where the agricultural production has a long history, high grain yield, large arable land, and also has black soil and suitable climatic conditions, which is very suitable for the growth of crops, especially rice, corn, soybeans, sorghum and other crops. This is also one of the important reasons why prices in the Northeast are not high.
If Russia can further open up trade with Xinjiang in the Altai Territory, Xinjiang will also be able to enjoy a large amount of fresh and high-quality grain, and in this case, the prices of prices in Xinjiang will further satisfy the people, and the long-standing and difficult problem of transportation will be solved from the root.
The revitalization of China's northeast is indissolubly linked to Russia, and the large-scale development of China's western region will not be possible without Russia's cooperation and help in the future.