Reporter : Zheng Gusheng
Editor : Ming Xuan
Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television
Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/04/02/a102814366.html
Extract translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image : Rice shortage in a China supermarket. Video Screenshot
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the global food supply chain. In China, where food is heavily dependent on imports, there has been a wave of rush to buy grain and oil. On 1 April 2020, three international organizations have also issued a joint statement warning about global food shortage.
On 1 April 2020, Qu Dongyu, President of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, and Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of WTO, issued a joint statement warning: "Uncertainty about food supply may trigger a wave of grain export restrictions and cause food shortage in global markets. "
The statement said that because governments closed borders to stop the pandemic and ordered people to stay at home, these measures have to an extent disrupted the transportation flow of food supply, prolonged the time perishables transit at the borders and caused much perishable food to deteriorate. As a result, there are international food supply back logs. At the same time, "panic purchasing has led to a shortage of food supplies in a large number of supermarkets in various countries."
The statement urges all countries to ensure that the food trade channels are as smooth as possible during the period of epidemic prevention and control, to ensure that any trade-related measures will not affect the food supply chain to avoid food shortage.
It is worth noting that Qu Dongyu, the chairman of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Communist Party of China. In the early days of the outbreak, Tedros repeatedly called on countries to "avoid excessive panic" and not to suspend trade and personnel exchanges with China.
Now these organizations are calling on countries not to "impact the flow of food trade" because of the epidemic prevention. China is the world's largest grain importer, and grain supply is heavily dependent on imports. If the food supply chain is damaged, it is China that will be the most affected. The "panic purchasing" and "supermarket supply shortage" mentioned in the joint statement are currently the most obvious in China.
Because of fears of rising grain prices or supply cuts, there has been a surge in grain and oil buying in Hubei and Chongqing, and many supermarkets' food have been sold out. In Ezhou, Hubei, the authorities “dispelling rumour” were invalid and ordered the grain and oil shops to be closed. According to internal documents of Linxia, Gansu, the local government began "grain storage". Although the national party media vigorously promoted "China's food is sufficient", the official "dispelling rumour" has increased the fear of the people because CCP lacks credibility.
A few days ago, it was reported that the China Communist Party was willing to fully open up to Canadian rapeseed imports that were interrupted by the Meng Wanzhou incident. Subsequently, the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that China began importing a small amount of Canadian rapeseed from 1 April 2020. Radio Free Asia quoted expert analysis, showing that China's grain and oil supply is tight. So China is willing to consider opening up, just like the previous opening of Canadian meat imports.
At present, countries such as Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Thailand and Malaysia have introduced or are planning to introduce measures to restrict food exports to protect their domestic food supply. In the international market, grain prices such as wheat and rice have fluctuated.
In addition, the army of hundreds of millions of desert locusts has approached the border of China, and hordes of the "grain killer" Spodoptera frugiperda (草地贪夜蛾; meaning greedy night moths) have invaded China in advance. In addition, the floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River last year and the north suffering from drought have hit China's food supplies in 2020.
Editor : Ming Xuan
Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television
Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/04/02/a102814366.html
Extract translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image : Rice shortage in a China supermarket. Video Screenshot
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the global food supply chain. In China, where food is heavily dependent on imports, there has been a wave of rush to buy grain and oil. On 1 April 2020, three international organizations have also issued a joint statement warning about global food shortage.
On 1 April 2020, Qu Dongyu, President of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, and Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of WTO, issued a joint statement warning: "Uncertainty about food supply may trigger a wave of grain export restrictions and cause food shortage in global markets. "
The statement said that because governments closed borders to stop the pandemic and ordered people to stay at home, these measures have to an extent disrupted the transportation flow of food supply, prolonged the time perishables transit at the borders and caused much perishable food to deteriorate. As a result, there are international food supply back logs. At the same time, "panic purchasing has led to a shortage of food supplies in a large number of supermarkets in various countries."
The statement urges all countries to ensure that the food trade channels are as smooth as possible during the period of epidemic prevention and control, to ensure that any trade-related measures will not affect the food supply chain to avoid food shortage.
It is worth noting that Qu Dongyu, the chairman of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Communist Party of China. In the early days of the outbreak, Tedros repeatedly called on countries to "avoid excessive panic" and not to suspend trade and personnel exchanges with China.
Now these organizations are calling on countries not to "impact the flow of food trade" because of the epidemic prevention. China is the world's largest grain importer, and grain supply is heavily dependent on imports. If the food supply chain is damaged, it is China that will be the most affected. The "panic purchasing" and "supermarket supply shortage" mentioned in the joint statement are currently the most obvious in China.
Because of fears of rising grain prices or supply cuts, there has been a surge in grain and oil buying in Hubei and Chongqing, and many supermarkets' food have been sold out. In Ezhou, Hubei, the authorities “dispelling rumour” were invalid and ordered the grain and oil shops to be closed. According to internal documents of Linxia, Gansu, the local government began "grain storage". Although the national party media vigorously promoted "China's food is sufficient", the official "dispelling rumour" has increased the fear of the people because CCP lacks credibility.
A few days ago, it was reported that the China Communist Party was willing to fully open up to Canadian rapeseed imports that were interrupted by the Meng Wanzhou incident. Subsequently, the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that China began importing a small amount of Canadian rapeseed from 1 April 2020. Radio Free Asia quoted expert analysis, showing that China's grain and oil supply is tight. So China is willing to consider opening up, just like the previous opening of Canadian meat imports.
At present, countries such as Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Thailand and Malaysia have introduced or are planning to introduce measures to restrict food exports to protect their domestic food supply. In the international market, grain prices such as wheat and rice have fluctuated.
In addition, the army of hundreds of millions of desert locusts has approached the border of China, and hordes of the "grain killer" Spodoptera frugiperda (草地贪夜蛾; meaning greedy night moths) have invaded China in advance. In addition, the floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River last year and the north suffering from drought have hit China's food supplies in 2020.
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