date:Feb 19, 2013
of China Central Committee's Leading Group on Rural Work.
The country's total grain imports, including soybeans, were more than 70 million tons last year, according to the ministry. Imports of soybeans last year totaled 58.4 million tons, the ministry said.
For China, improving its quality of grain stocks and reducing food wastage are as important as protecting arable land, said Ren.
Statistics from the State Administration of Grain showed that one-third of China's storehouse capacity for gra