In addition to Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Corporation, among the three major Japanese automobile companies, also announced the global automobile output of 20 1 1 in April. Among them, Honda's global automobile production decreased by 52.9% year-on-year to138,500 vehicles; Nissan's global output decreased by 22.4%.
Japan's three major car companies also announced the domestic car production in 20 1 1 April. Among them, Toyota Motor Corporation's domestic automobile output in April was 53,800 vehicles, down 78.4% year-on-year, the lowest monthly output since 1976, and the domestic output fell below 654.38+10,000 vehicles for the first time; The domestic output of Honda Motor Company is14,200 vehicles, down 81%year-on-year; Nissan Motor Company's domestic output was 44,200 vehicles, down 48.7% year-on-year.
"April was the most severely affected month by the earthquake," said Yoshishi Tanabe, chief automotive analyst at Kazaka Securities. "We expect that the car production of Japanese car companies will return to normal levels around July or August." —— By April 25th, the main producing areas purchased 863 10000 tons of corn: According to statistics, by April 25th, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu 10 corn producing provinces (regions) purchased 20/kloc of new crops.
-China Grain Reserve Management Corporation (China Grain Reserve Corporation) purchased 6,543,800 tons of American corn for shipment: According to the Beijing News on May 4, sources said on Wednesday that China Grain Reserve Management Corporation (Sinograin) had purchased 6,543,800 tons of American corn, and the first shipment started at American ports.
-State Grain Bureau: 20 1 1 Interpretation of important matters: In early May, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the industrial structure adjustment guidance catalogue (20 1 1), from 201/June 65438+. There are *** 1 1 items involved in the grain and oil processing industry in the Catalogue, including 7 encouraged items, 3 restricted items and eliminated items 1. Compared with the 2005 edition, the item 10 was added and the item 1 was modified. The specific items are attached.
—— China's corn export volume in April was 99 12 tons, up 50% year-on-year: the latest export value data of key commodities released by the General Administration of Customs in May 10 shows that China exported 99 12 tons of corn in April; From June 5438 to April, the cumulative export was 2010.58 million tons, down 63.3% year-on-year.
-Argentina and China are close to reaching an agreement to export corn to China: According to Buenos Aires News May 16, Martin Fraguio, president of Argentine Corn Association (Maizar), said on Monday that Argentina and China are close to reaching an agreement to export corn to China. Fracchio told reporters on Monday that a trade delegation from China visited last week and proposed to establish phytosanitary standards. Some progress has been made and an agreement will be signed in a month or two.
-There is no doubt that the corn planting area in Northeast China has increased: from the perspective of northeast producing areas, the corn planting areas in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang have basically completed planting, and the planting area has increased significantly. According to the news of Futures Daily in May 19, the golden period of corn planting in Northeast China is about to pass. Yesterday, the reporter of Futures Daily learned from the northeast producing areas that the corn planting areas in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang have basically completed planting. The sown area in Liaoning province remained at the level of last year; Jilin Province has a slight growth, which is expected to increase by 3%-5%; The planting area in Heilongjiang has increased greatly, estimated to be above 10%, mainly because the land where beans were planted in large quantities in the early stage was changed to corn.
In April, corn imports soared to 7356 tons, twice that of the same period last year. According to the customs information provided by Hong Kong Economic Herald 2 1, China's corn imports soared to 7,356 tons in April, about twice the same period last year. During1-April, corn imports were 128 1 1 ton, down 32% year-on-year.
-As of the week of May 22, the corn planting rate in the United States was 79%: According to the news of the United States Department of Agriculture on May 23, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in its weekly crop growth report that as of the week of May 22, the corn planting rate in the United States was 79%, the previous week was 63%, the same period last year was 92%, and the five-year average was 87%. As of the week of May 22, the germination rate of corn in the United States was 45%, compared with 265,438+0% in the previous week, 69% in the same period last year, and the five-year average was 59%.
-This year's corn output is expected to rise to a record1.81.500 million tons: Reuters, Beijing, May 24th. China Grain and Oil Information Center (CNG OIC) said in its first crop yield forecast of 2065,438+065,438+0 on 24th that the corn yield in China will increase by 2.4% year-on-year to a record 65,438+0. Due to the increase in planting area, the agency also predicted that soybean production, which often competes with corn for land, will drop by 7.9% this year to140,000 tons, down from last year by120,000 tons, on the grounds that soybean planting area will shrink by 6.8% year-on-year to the lowest level since 1999.
——IGC revised the global corn output in 20112 to 848 million tons: the International Grain Council (IGC) said on May 26th that it revised the global corn output in 20 12 to 100. Comprehensive media reported on May 26th that the International Grain Council (IGC) said on Thursday that the global corn production in 20112 will be revised upwards to a record 848 million tons, much higher than the output of 8120,000 tons in the previous year, but lower than the expected consumption of 853 million tons.