00:00 Since the announcement of the national rice company, Brnaz, in September,
00:03 that imported rice has increased in price,
00:05 and has increased by 36%.
00:08 Many people have turned to buy
00:10 cheaper local rice,
00:12 which has led to a huge shortage of local rice.
00:14 Although the ministers have repeatedly come out to ensure
00:17 that the local rice is sufficient and there is no rice shortage at present,
00:20 it still cannot prevent people from buying in panic.
00:23 The local rice on the market
00:25 is often bought up in less than a few hours
00:27 upon being put on the market.
00:29 It is up to fate to buy a bag of rice.
00:31 In order to ensure that everyone has rice to eat,
00:33 the government has implemented various intervention measures
00:35 over the past few weeks.
00:38 Minister of Agriculture Mosha Bu
00:39 visited Shazhanan, Xuezhou today
00:41 to inspect a local agricultural market.
00:44 The rice producers in China
00:46 have reached an agreement with large restaurant owners.
00:49 The rice producers agree to export imported rice
00:53 to the restaurant at the price of the rice producers
00:55 to reduce the local rice purchased by the restaurant on the market
00:58 and ensure the stability of local rice supply.
01:00 This will allow the people to buy rice more easily.
01:03 At present, some large retailers have also set a limit
01:06 that the shopkeepers cannot buy 10 bags of local rice at once.
01:09 But why is the local rice supply so short
01:13 and even difficult to get a single rice?
01:16 In addition to the increase in the price of imported rice,
01:18 it also has something to do with poor rice harvest.
01:21 Amir, the deputy director of the Agricultural Organizations Committee, said
01:23 that usually, a season of rice harvest
01:25 can get an average harvest of 7 tons per hectare.
01:29 But the production in the last season
01:31 has dropped to only 4 tons per hectare.
01:34 Agricultural experts said
01:36 that the climate change, such as flooding, extreme high temperature and weather,
01:39 are the main causes of local rice shortages.
01:42 In addition to the increase in the price of imported rice,
01:44 the local rice shortages,
01:46 the Dalmatian Food Safety and Sovereignty Forum coordinator Nufedi
01:50 said that there are other problems
01:52 affecting local rice supply.
01:54 He said that the global rice supply is short
01:56 and the price has risen significantly.
01:58 Some wholesalers will buy local rice
02:01 to make more profits
02:03 and then replace the packaging
02:04 to sell it at the price of imported rice.
02:08 However, the Minister of Agriculture, Moshafu, has come out to deny this.
02:12 He believes that these arguments are just empty talk
02:16 and have no concrete evidence.
02:17 The authorities have not received any complaints.
02:19 Is it possible that the merchants secretly sell local rice as imported rice?
02:24 It is not clear and needs to be investigated by the authorities.
02:26 But it is undeniable that local rice is a common product
02:29 and the price is controlled by the government.
02:31 The profits are naturally not higher than imported rice.
02:34 The Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rice Management, Azman Mamo,
02:38 said that some wholesalers claim to the customers
02:41 that local rice is out of stock.
02:43 But in fact, the merchants don't want to sell local rice
02:46 because the profits of local rice are too low
02:48 and only 30 to 50 cents.
02:50 But if they sell imported rice,
02:52 each bag can earn a profit of 50 cents.
02:56 He believes that the reason why wholesalers sell local rice
02:58 is probably due to the shortage of local rice on the market.
03:03 In fact, the local rice production in Denmark has always been hard to achieve.
03:06 The national rice company imports about 30% of the rice from abroad every year
03:11 to meet domestic needs.
03:13 The Danish Consumer Association has warned that
03:16 if the market continues to rely on imported rice,
03:19 the food security crisis will become more serious.
03:22 He believes that Denmark should learn from other rice-producing countries,
03:26 such as India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia,
03:29 are preparing to increase rice production more actively
03:32 to deal with the crisis of climate change.
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