Tilt the profit balance in farmers' favor
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="fluctuation">fluctuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20-<span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangxi">Guangxi</span> <span word="Zhuang">Zhuang</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="to">to</span> 0.4 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1.5 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kg">kg</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4.4 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="was">was</span> 0.6 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. </p><p><span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fluctuations">fluctuations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> <span word="for">for</span> 4 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kg">kg</span>. </p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span> (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>) <span word="could">could</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ease">ease</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ache">ache</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="countrymen">countrymen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="grievance">grievance</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>' <span word="pockets">pockets</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span>. </p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="glowers">glowers</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kg">kg</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>. <span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>. </p>
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