Summer grain is the first quarter of grain production throughout the year, and the output accounts for more than 20% of the total grain production throughout the year. More than 90% of summer grains are wheat. In about 10 days, wheat will usher in a large-scale harvest. At present, although most of the wheat grows in the field, many have been sold. How is this traded? So what is the price this year? The reporter came to Shandong, a major wheat province, to see the new changes in this year's "Three Summers" from the market.
Shandong Grain and Oil Trading Center is a national-level grain and oil trading platform. On the electronic screen here, a batch of new season wheat that will be launched this year is being traded.
This batch of wheat has 7,200 tons, equivalent to about 16,000 acres of wheat growing in the fields. Several sellers were bidding at the same time, and the transaction was finally sold at a price of RMB 2,470 per ton.
Marantor of Marketing Department of Shandong Grain and Oil Trading Center: Judging from the situation of wheat procurement transactions, the price of wheat has been rising steadily. The highest price of wheat procurement transactions has reached 2,470 yuan per ton. In addition, the probability of a bumper wheat harvest in Shandong this year is relatively high, and the probability of wheat growers increasing their yields and income this year is very high.
The wheat growing in the fields has been sold on the bidding platform before it has been harvested. Staff from the trading center told reporters that as early as February this year, before the wheat was green, buyers had already purchased this year's new wheat on the bidding platform.
The reporter then drove 200 kilometers to Anqiu Local Grain and Oil Reserve Management Co., Ltd., the buyer of the newly delivered batch of wheat.
Staff of Shandong Anqiu Local Grain and Oil Reserve Management Co., Ltd. Zhu Junpeng: The reason for purchasing this part of wheat in advance is mainly because the wheat is growing relatively well. We are optimistic about the quality of wheat in the later stage, so we make early preparations to avoid not being able to buy wheat of the appropriate quality in the later stage.
What is the quality of the wheat that just sold? The reporter then rushed to Zhucheng, Shandong and found a grain cooperative that just sold the wheat. The head of the cooperative told reporters that their wheat this year is based on the national integrated technology to increase yields in all aspects of the farming management. The wheat grows very well, and the expected output capacity is increased by more than 100 kilograms.
Ma Yuping, head of Shandong Zhucheng Tianyijin Grain Cooperative: We were overjoyed to see such a good transaction result. My overall income this year will be 400,000 or 500,000 yuan higher than in previous years.
Not far from this cooperative, more than 2,000 acres of wheat, a large grain grower in Weicheng District, Weifang, Shandong Province, was sold at a higher price this year, at 2,700 yuan per ton. A local flour mill locked his wheat in advance by orders.
Tang Xueliang, a large grain grower in Weicheng District, Weifang City, Shandong Province: The ones we grow are all high-quality wheat. The price of high-quality wheat is more than one cent higher than ordinary wheat.
Taste the sweetness of high-quality and high-priced prices, Tang Xueliang plans to expand the planting of 1,000 acres of high-quality wheat after the autumn harvest this year.
The reporter learned that this year, Weifang's focus on developing grain production is to "increase production capacity, increase quality and efficiency", so that grain production can increase while bringing more benefits to grain farmers.
Senior agronomist of the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Weifang City, Shandong Province: Our high-quality special wheat variety has grown to more than 2.5 million mu, accounting for half of the city's wheat planting area. By developing order agriculture, we can achieve high-quality and high prices and promote grain farmers' output and income.
