Published on the 31th
every month, Seed
China News is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close
follow up of China’s various kind of seed market dynamics, analyze the market data and
trends.
Major columns include market dynamic, company dynamic, raw material supply,
price update, import & export analysis, consumption trend & competitiveness.
The
State Council of the People's Republic of China (State Council) issued an
announcement titled Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Crop Seed System to
Increase Innovation Capability on its portal. The statement is expected to
mature into specific guidelines for the future development of China's seed
industry.
In
2013/2014, rapeseed growing in Anhui has been influenced by factors both
favorable (improved varieties, abundant rainfall from late August to mid
September) and unfavorable (inadequate protectionist policies, comparatively
low mechanization and weak agricultural infrastructure).
Corn
seed producers have gradually adopted terminal sales, a more streamlined sales
channel that has already become a new marketing trend for corn seeds.
Despite
a clear decrease in acreage nationally, and lower yields in southern China, the
oversupply of hybrid rice seeds will not be significantly alleviated in 2014.
In addition, China's total rice acreage will likely drop in 2014, on account of
farmers' diminished profits and consequent weak enthusiasm.
This
article presents and briefly comments on the first five (out of ten) important
events in China's seed industry in 2013.
Origin's
operating profit and net profit rose significantly in the fiscal year of 2013,
despite a decline in revenue.
On
27 Dec. 2013, the MOA officially issued the new edition of Examination And
Approval Measures for Main Crop Varieties, with five major changes from the
current edition: examination items were added, the certification process has
been simplified, certification standards have been raised, exclusion mechanisms
were strengthened and the opening of a Green Channel.
Space
mutation breeding will certainly enable China's agriculture to develop, since
it features shorter breeding periods, high probability of mutation, ability of
improving crop yields, better seed quality, among other advantages.
Throughout
the year 2013, Heilongjiang soybean market was almost continuously depressed,
mainly in view of the sluggish soybean demand, the low prices, the continuous
losses for soybean oil refineries, and the continuous decline of the soybean
acreage.
The increasing tomato acreage has underpinned the seed market in
Heilongjiang, whilst the competition is rather intense among different tomato
varieties in the local market.
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