Will heavy droughts cause food prices and vegetable prices?

Recently, continuous high temperature and drought weather has become the biggest threat to crops in many places.

"Now it is the corn pumping period, but under the high temperature and drought, it seriously affects pollination, and there are many empty trees." Zheng Jie (pseudonym), who lives in Zhumadian, Henan, is worried about the impact of high temperature weather on crops. Crops.

How hot is this summer? According to the National Climate Center, as of August 15, the high -temperature incident has lasted for 64 days. The National Climate Center has recently monitored and evaluated. The comprehensive intensity of regional high temperature events that have been on June 13 this year has reached the strongest meteorological observation record in 1961.

Data map: On August 13, the dry Poyang Lake waters were shot near the dam near the dam near Jiayang, Zhouxi Town, Duchang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. Photo by Fu Jianbin

The affected area of ​​crops is 17.64 million mu

Affected by the continuous high temperature and rainy weather, the drought in some areas of the Yangtze River Basin developed rapidly.

According to the emergency management department, as of 3 pm on the 16th, 783,000 people in 6 provinces and cities such as Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui had rescue of 783,000 people in 6 provinces and cities such as droughts, and the affected area of ​​crops was 17.64 million mu.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Ministry, the area of ​​autumn grains exceeded 1.3 billion mu.

At present, the middle rice in the south has entered the pumping period, and summer corn enters the pumping period. The China Meteorological Administration pointed out that it is currently the critical period of the production of crops in the southern autumn grain. It is also the period when the temperature and water are the most sensitive. High temperature superimposed drought will lead to a decline in the activity of pollen and the effect of affecting the strength of autumn grain.

"It didn't rain for more than a month, and it was steamed at high temperature every day. The more than 40 acres of rice I planted had already been lacking in water. The largest cracks in the field were more than 10 cm. The seedlings were basically dry." July 12th. On the day, in the rice fields of Wang Xingqiong, two groups of peasants Wang Xingqiong, Magnolia Town, Magnolia Town, Nanchong, Sichuan, full of cracks.

Data map: The rice fields of Wang Xingqiong, a farmer in Mulan Town, Langzhong City, cracked. Photo by Zhang Xiaodong

"From the current situation, some farmland in some areas will have an impact, some cannot sow, and some are affected." Li Guoxiang, a researcher at the Rural Development Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters.

Vegetable production in some areas is affected

In addition to local grain crops, high temperature and drought also affect vegetables in some areas.

According to Wang Li, Wuhan Baishazhou Market Information Center, the weather was hotter after the "Summer Summer" festival in the lunar calendar in July. This climate not only affects Wuhan, Hubei, but also affects the production, transportation, and sales of vegetables in extreme weather. Bringing inconvenience, the price of vegetables continued to rise in July.

At the same time, Wang Li mentioned that the weather in July had a greater impact on local leafy vegetables in the suburbs. The leafy vegetables in extreme high temperatures were basically not long during the day, and it could only grow at night, and the output was seriously insufficient. The average price of cabbage at the beginning of the month is 2.6 yuan/kg, the average price of the month is 4.6 yuan/kg, and the average price at the end of the month is 4.58 yuan/kg.

According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the average price of vegetable wholesale in July was 3.96 yuan/kg, an increase of 19.9%month -on -month and 21.3%year -on -year.

There is a place in the mountains on the mountains and the fruit of the mountains and fruits on the mountains.

The continuous high temperature weather also affects the growth of crops such as fruit trees and tea trees.

According to media reports such as Yangtze Evening News, due to the recent severe droughts that have not encountered in the Taihu Ecological Island (Jinting Town) in Suzhou recently, the water level in Taihu has set the lowest in 20 years. Many ponds and river channels have been dried up, and the tea and fruit trees on the mountains are severe, and they face death. At present, the local government is trying to organize the cadres and the masses to work together to fight drought.

"Because it continues to rain, as far as I know, many streams on the mountains are flowing, and groundwater is poured on the mountain. If there is no pipe network, the cost of irrigation is high, and some can only abandon irrigation." Li Guoxiang said.

Data map: Recently, Hubei Huangshi firefighters sent water to the local toon industrial park. Hubei Huangshi Fire Conference

Send people, appropriations, and multi -party actions "drought resistance"

On the 11th, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Water Resources of the Ministry of Water Responsibility for Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other 6 provinces launched the first emergency response of drought resistance and the emergency response of the drought defense level IV. Schedule management.

On the 12th, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued 300 million yuan in agricultural production disaster relief funds to the 13 provinces, supporting the disaster -stricken areas to accelerate the restoration of agricultural production. On the 13th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs also issued an urgent notice to further deploy the harvest of high temperatures and droughts. At the same time, 25 bags and films connecting work groups and 12 science and technology teams went to the key provinces of autumn grains and key areas affected by high temperature and droughts, and guided the implementation of key measures for disaster anti -harvesting.

Recently, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang and other places also adapted to local conditions. Through the implementation of artificial rainfall operations, strengthening water diversion and irrigation, and rational use of existing water resources, it reduced the adverse effects of arid weather.

The dam at No. 10, Yuyang, Zhouxi Town, Duchang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. The pump pumping in Poyang Lake takes water and passes through three levels of irrigation. Photo by Fu Jianbin

Drought in some areas

Will the price of food and vegetables fluctuate?

Li Guoxiang said, "High temperature and drought weather will have an impact on the production of vegetables and fruits in local areas. Most of the country's impacts have little impact.

"From the perspective of China, the proportion of the affected areas is still small. The overall impact on the overall harvest of autumn grains will not be obvious. Some production areas of the Yangtze River Basin may be affected." Li Guoxiang said."In the face of this extreme weather, on the one hand, irrigation needs to be strengthened, and on the other hand, according to the weather conditions, to see if the planting structure of crops is adjusted." Li Guoxiang suggested that the construction of water conservancy projects should be strengthened.Investment is strong.

(Source: China News Network)

【Edit: Shang Pei】

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