China completes autumn grain procurement preparations, vows to prevent farmer selling difficulties
On September 21, 2026, China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration announced at a State Council press conference that preparations for the autumn grain procurement season are complete. Director Liu Huanxin outlined two main goals: ensuring farmers can sell their grain without difficulty and maintaining reasonable grain prices. Five key measures were announced, including strengthening procurement organization, boosting market circulation, implementing regulatory adjustments via minimum purchase price policies, optimizing farmer services, and strengthening oversight. A national meeting on autumn grain procurement was recently held in Chengdu.
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China's Autumn Grain Procurement Preparations Complete, Official Says at Press Conference
Liu Huanxin, head of China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, announced on September 21 at a State Council Information Office press conference that preparations for the autumn grain peak procurement season are complete. The season typically runs from late September to the end of April the following year. The government aims to achieve two main objectives: ensuring farmers can sell their grain (the 'bottom line' of selling what they grow) and maintaining grain prices at a reasonable level. To meet these goals, five key work areas have been outlined: strengthening procurement organization with coordinated departments and ensured resources (personnel, funds, storage, transport); activating market buying and selling through deeper production-sales cooperation and farmer-enterprise matching; implementing regulatory adjustments using minimum purchase price policies to maintain market stability; optimizing services for farmers by combining online appointment and offline sales to meet new selling patterns; and strictly enforcing supervision of procurement activities to maintain orderly market order.
Read sourceChina's Autumn Grain Procurement Preparations Complete, Official Says
Liu Huanxin, head of China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, announced on September 21 at a State Council Information Office press conference that preparations for the autumn grain procurement season are complete. The autumn grain peak procurement season typically runs from late September to the end of April the following year. The administration aims to achieve two main goals: ensuring farmers can sell their grain and maintaining grain prices at a reasonable level. To achieve this, five key measures will be implemented: strengthening procurement organization, activating market trading, implementing regulatory controls including the minimum purchase price policy, optimizing services for farmers, and strictly supervising the procurement process. Liu noted that China's annual grain procurement volume has exceeded 400 million tons in recent years and is expected to remain at a high level during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). He outlined four procurement pathways for that period: market-based procurement by diverse entities, leading enterprise-driven procurement, government reserve rotation procurement, and minimum purchase price support procurement, to ensure smooth sales channels and stable prices.
Read sourceChina's grain regulator vows to prevent farmers from facing selling difficulties
On September 21, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference on safeguarding national grain security. Liu Huanxin, head of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, announced that preparations for the autumn grain procurement season, which typically runs from late September to the end of April the following year, are complete. A national meeting on autumn grain procurement was recently held in Chengdu to deploy related work. Liu stated the administration's two main goals: first, to ensure farmers can sell their grain without difficulty, protecting their interests; second, to keep grain prices at a reasonable level. To achieve these goals, five key measures were outlined: strengthening procurement organization with personnel, funds, storage, and transport; boosting market procurement through production-marketing cooperation and enterprise engagement; implementing regulatory adjustments using government reserves and minimum purchase price policies; optimizing services for farmers including online booking, on-site quality testing, and storage guidance; and strictly enforcing supervision via the 12325 hotline and cross-departmental law enforcement to combat practices that harm farmers.
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China Vows to Prevent Farmer Grain Sales Difficulties, Maintain Reasonable Prices
On September 21, China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration held a press conference on safeguarding national food security. Director Liu Huanxin announced that preparations for the autumn grain purchase season, which typically runs from late September to the end of April the following year, are complete. A national conference on autumn grain purchases was recently held in Chengdu to coordinate efforts. Liu stated the primary goals are to ensure farmers can sell their grain without difficulty, protecting their interests, and to keep grain prices at a reasonable level. To achieve this, the administration will focus on five areas: strengthening purchase organization with coordinated resources; activating market trading through deeper production-marketing cooperation and encouraging market entities to participate; implementing regulatory adjustments using government reserves and minimum purchase price policies; optimizing services for farmers including online booking and on-site grain quality testing; and strictly supervising the market by maintaining a hotline for complaints and cracking down on practices that harm farmers. The measures aim to maintain orderly grain purchases and stabilize the market.
Read sourceChina grain official vows to prevent farmer selling difficulties, keep prices reasonable
On September 21, 2026, Liu Huanxin, head of China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, stated at a State Council press conference that the government's primary goals for the upcoming autumn grain procurement season are to prevent farmers from facing difficulties selling their grain and to maintain reasonable grain prices. Liu outlined five key work areas: strengthening procurement organization with personnel, funds, and storage; boosting market购销 through enterprise partnerships; implementing regulatory adjustments using reserve吞吐 and minimum purchase price policies; optimizing services for farmers including online appointments and on-site quality testing; and strictly enforcing supervision via the 12325 hotline to combat fraud. He detailed four procurement pathways for the '15th Five-Year Plan' period: market-based purchases by diverse entities (over 90% of total), leading state-owned enterprises, government reserve轮换 purchases, and minimum purchase price support for wheat and rice. The autumn grain season runs from late September to April 2027.