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in developing grain production, we should adhere to the principle of focusing on both production and ecology. we should not increase grain production at the expense of ecology, nor should we unilaterally emphasize protecting ecology at the expense of grain output. we should continue to increase the intensity of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers and enrich farmers, and do not relax the production of grain and important agricultural products, ensure basic self-sufficiency in grain and absolute safety of food grains, and firmly grasp the initiative in food security.

during the autumn harvest season, the rice and beans are golden, and the vast fields are filled with the joy of a good harvest. on september 22, on the occasion of the seventh chinese farmers' harvest festival, general secretary xi jinping, on behalf of the party central committee, extended festival congratulations and sincere regards to the vast number of farmers and comrades working on the "three rural" fronts across the country, emphasizing the need to "effectively ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products." with food security guaranteed, we will have the confidence to comprehensively deepen reforms and promote chinese-style modernization, and we will have strong resilience in dealing with major risks and challenges.

this year, we have overcome the adverse effects of severe natural disasters and achieved increased summer grain production and stable early rice production. the annual grain harvest is expected to be good again, which provides strong support for consolidating and strengthening the positive trend of economic recovery and promoting high-quality development. however, due to factors such as consecutive bumper harvests, increased imports, and slower-than-expected recovery in consumer demand, the grain market has strong supply and weak demand, and prices have fallen, which is very unfavorable for farmers to increase their income and will affect their confidence in growing grain. in order to avoid "low grain prices hurting farmers", my country has given full play to the role of reserve grain in regulating storage and increased the storage scale of corn produced in 2023 and wheat produced in 2024, playing an important role in stabilizing market expectations.

at present, the purchase of summer grain has basically ended, and autumn grain has been put on the market in some areas. autumn grain is the largest part of annual grain production, and its output accounts for three-quarters of the total annual grain output. it is crucial to do a good job in the market-oriented purchase and policy-based purchase of autumn grain to ensure that farmers have a bumper harvest and a good harvest, which is crucial to boosting farmers' confidence. autumn grain crops mainly include rice, corn and soybeans. rice has a minimum purchase price to support it, while corn and soybeans do not have a minimum purchase price to support it. relevant departments should strengthen the analysis of the supply and demand situation in the grain market, study and formulate a grain storage policy plan as soon as possible, and firmly hold the bottom line of farmers' "having grain to sell". strengthen market expectation management, avoid irrational market fluctuations caused by irrational expectations, and promote grain prices to remain at a reasonable level. before the sowing of winter wheat, the national development and reform commission and other departments announced the minimum purchase price of wheat in 2025 and 2026, which is 1.19 yuan per catty, an increase of 0.01 yuan from 2024. this is conducive to stabilizing farmers' expectations of planting wheat and ensuring the stability of winter wheat sowing area.

what confuses some people is that when some domestic grains are in strong supply and weak demand, why do we repeatedly emphasize the development of grain production? this is based on the basic national conditions to solve the problem of food for the chinese people, and is also our consistent major policy. my country has had bumper harvests of grain for consecutive years, and the output has remained above 1.3 trillion jin for 9 consecutive years, but the long-term tight balance between supply and demand and structural shortage of grain have not changed. the external dependence on soybeans and oil is still very high, and the foundation of food security is still unstable. we must always tighten the string of food security and not be careless. the slightest negligence may cause irreparable losses.

the japanese rice crisis once again reminds us that the food crisis is not far away and food production cannot be ignored at any time. japan has relatively advanced agricultural technology and a high rice self-sufficiency rate, but wheat and soybeans are mainly imported. in addition to the extreme weather that caused a reduction in rice production, policy errors are also an important reason for japan's "rice shortage". in recent years, in order to increase rice prices, japan has taken the initiative to reduce the rice planting area and encouraged and guided rice farmers to switch to wheat or soybeans, resulting in a sharp drop in rice production, weakening the rice self-sufficiency capacity, and causing the country to fall into a state of food insecurity. once encountering emergencies such as extreme weather and earthquakes, rice shortages and price increases will occur. we should learn lessons from the japanese rice crisis, continue to increase the intensity of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers and enrich farmers, and do not relax the production of grain and important agricultural products, ensure basic self-sufficiency in grain and absolute safety of food rations, and firmly grasp the initiative in food security.

in developing food production, we should adhere to the production and ecology. we should not increase food production at the expense of ecology, nor should we unilaterally emphasize protecting ecology at the expense of food production. in the past, in order to increase food production, my country competed for resources, inputs, and ecological environment, resulting in excessive consumption of arable land and water resources and serious damage to the ecological environment. now this development model is unsustainable. we must take the path of sustainable agricultural development that is resource-saving and eco-friendly, gradually promote the green development model of intensive resource utilization, reduced inputs, resource utilization of waste, and low-carbon industrial chain, strengthen agricultural science and technology and equipment support, develop moderate-scale agricultural operations, tap the potential for increased production, and achieve green food production and sustainable agricultural development.