Pottery short house: Astronomical low price rice is controlled by the government

Rice prices: What is the government's control?

The five-chang rice reputation has been so high that the price has been high, but the farmers who cultivated these high-quality rice have not benefited much and a large amount of profits have been sucked away by the intermediate links. Many people have thus called for the government to "control" it.

The problem is that this situation is precisely what the government "manages".

According to media reports, 90% of Wuchang rice is "order agriculture," and farmers are farming and selling according to the quantity and price stipulated on the order. This has led to the introduction of such unfair orders, which are related to the government's regulatory measures; these orders are issued. The company not only purchases, underwrites, but also monopolizes the entire industrial chain from rice seed to processed rice. Only when farmers honestly produce according to unfair orders, can they plant and sell five-meter meters that meet market specifications. The party to the order can rely on its "condescending position" status to unilaterally interpret orders and contracts and join hands to make "japanese rice", so that the farmers' profits will be less, and their profits will be more. The reason why these order companies are so powerful, fearless, and fundamentally the result of government regulation - as a full-funded institutional unit, the staff of the Wuchang Green Food Office are also the staff of the Rice Industry Management Center and the Rice Association. A set of three brands. A government official who is the head of three departments said that the function of these agencies is to exercise the guidance and management of the rice market, lead the company to market, and safeguard the interests of the company. Since the "government" of the government's competent agencies only safeguards the interests of the government, enterprises, and brands, how can we expect the government's "multiple management" to benefit the increase in farmers' income from rice?

Many critics believe that the key to causing high profits in the high-priced rice circulation sector and the peasants’ profits is to “crowd the middleman’s interests” and advocates that the government should increase supervision of rice companies and force the latter to make profits. Although this argument is not unreasonable, it is only knowing one thing. It is fair to say that the purpose of any commercial activity is profit. In business negotiations, rice companies pursue profit maximization is understandable, and their profit-seeking behavior constitutes infringement and compression of peasant interests. Fundamentally speaking, it is the government. There are misunderstandings in local and local regulatory and control policies.

As mentioned earlier, the government’s original intention was to support local rice brands, and to maximize the benefits of featured rice brands through large-scale and intensive management, and “a set of three brands of people and horses” is also aimed at improving efficiency, but this arrangement is In practice, there have been suspicions of ignoring the bottom-line peasants' interests in the industry chain. In actual practice, due to the excessive number of items held by the local authorities, “it is both a player and a referee,” and “is both a judge and a defendant defense lawyer.” This led to the interpretation of related policies and policies to the rice company side.

Of course, the government should “control this”, but such “management” should focus on formulating fair market rules, maintaining a sound market order, and combating unfair market competition. The original intention of “order agriculture” is to solve farmers’ difficulties in selling grain. However, the problem has caused farmers to “sell food”; emphasizing brand protection, the purpose is to sit on the plates of the brand rice, and the result is to make the farmers unrelated to the “large plate”. The secret is that “the tube is misplaced”.

It is not necessary to control the tube, but the tube is not necessarily in place, that is, five regular rice theory, had repeatedly exposed the "fake five regular rice" scandal, many "fake five constant rice" is out of the "three brand management" In the Wuchang County market, this responsible rice-related company is responsible for it, and the relevant government departments are also afraid of resigning.

If the government can adjust departments, regulate market rules, and improve market management, the rice market will have a healthy competition and an orderly cycle of production, supply, and sales. It will impose institutional constraints and sanctions on such activities as “overlord terms” and the market itself. The adjustment function can gradually make the profit distribution of all links in the industry chain more reasonable. If we do not think of this, blindly strengthening government functions, we hope to solve problems through administrative intervention. Even if there are no murmurs such as chanting chanting, it will inevitably lead to the ambiguity that "plans are not as fast as changes," and we will be able to create some sort of hardship. Not pleased.

The management of the tube and the rest of the market are left to the market. This is the role that the government should play in the turmoil of rice.