Is there really a surplus of food in China?

【Author】 Zhu Xinkai; Xia Wei;

[Abstract] <positive> [China's grain not only has no surplus, but also has a huge demand gap. At present, the generally accepted "tight balance" is the false equilibrium under the continuous high-intensity government support policy] core point of view: 1. The current generally accepted "tight balance" of food supply and demand is a false equilibrium with market distortion, but in fact it is unbalanced and there is a huge demand gap. 2. As a rapidly developing economy and populous country, the connotation of supply and demand is constantly developing and changing, and imbalance is the norm.

【Key words】 demand gap; imbalance; food supply and demand; food security; food security; feed grain; growth rate; food supply and demand; food subsidies; food production;

[Journal Column] Market_Observation (01, 2016)