In recent years, as Chinese government gradually attaches importance to agriculture, production of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery has entered a fast-developing stage with key agricultural product output increased dramatically as well as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery displaying an unprecedented development momentum. In 2007, agriculture integrated production capacity was enhanced steadily with total grain yield of 1.0030t Jin, 7billion Jin more than last year. Secondly, key cash crop production capacity was raised clearly. In 2007, cotton output reached 7.6million tons, up by1.3% year-on-year; oilseed yield 24.61million tons, down by4.2%; sugar plant yield 111.10million tons, up by11.4% year-on-year.
Agriculture and economic structure of rural areas are further optimized. High-efficiency cash plants, animal husbandry and fishery maintain a fast increase and industrialization management of agriculture develops quickly. Distribution of agriculture production areas is upgraded and farming goods industrialization zones with advantage and special features have appeared. In 2007, it was estimated that township enterprises across the country gained added value of RMB6.8t, up by14.06% year-on-year. Agricultural reclamation economy realized its rapid growth. It was estimated that in 2007, the total agricultural reclamation production value reached RMB189.235b, RMB24.286b more than last year, up by12.0%.
Animal husbandry maintains fast growth and steady development momentum. In 2007, gross output value of Chinese animal husbandry stood at RMB1.5t, nearly up by10%. Animal husbandry has become the mainstay industry in Chinese agriculture and economy of rural areas. In 2007, China 's meats output kept steady growth with total meats output of 68million tons, down by3.5%. Among them, pork output declined by9.2% while output of beef and mutton increased by6.1% and 5.8% respectively. Dairy product output was 36.50million tons, up by2.9%. Poultry egg output amounted to 30.30million tons, up by10.5%.
In 2007, China 's forestry industry continuously maintained strong momentum of development. It was estimated that total output of forestry throughout the year stood at RMB1.17t, up by9.85% year-on-year. 5.2million hectares of afforested areas were finished and completed 3.71million hectares of afforested survival areas, among which planted forest was 2.56million hectares. Afforested survival areas of forestry key project covered 2.68million hectares, making up72.2% of afforested survival areas. The timber volume across the country amounted to 69.74million cubic meters and artificial board volume reached 73.65million cubic meters. All sorts of economic forest output broke through 100million tons. Meanwhile, total international trade amount of forest products stood at USD57b.
Fishery maintains fast development. During 1-11, 2007, aquatic product output across the country reached 45.380million tons, up by4.5% year-on-year, among which fresh water product output stood at 20.2425million tons, up by7.47%; marine catching product output 13.0253million tons, up by1.30%; marine aquaculture product output 12.1123million tons, up by3.25%. It was estimated that total output of the whole year would be larger than last year. From January to November, 2007, Chinese aquatic product import amount was USD4.394b, up by11.20% while export amount stood at USD8.724b, up by3.97%. The increasing range of import was higher than that of export, down by2.52% on the favorable balance of trade.
Agro-technique innovation ability and application level have been further boosted. Agricultural basic research as well as new and high technology research have made new breakthroughs in such fields as transgenic bioengineering, super-rice, dwarf wheat and bird flu virus vaccine. The gap between the integrated level of agro-technique and international advanced level is being narrowed. The popularization of agricultural advanced application technology is strengthened by launching project of agriculture science and technology entering households to mainly popularize a batch of leading products and mainly popularized technologies. Across the country, coverage rate of improved variety of key crops reaches 95% and contribution rate of science and technology progress to agriculture increase has risen to nearly 48%, 11% higher than at the end of the period “the ninth 5-year plan”. Agriculture equipment level is uplifted apparently and integrated mechanization level of farm and harvest amounts to 38%. Agricultural standardization process is quickening and the production scale of harmless and green food is expanding. Quality safety level of agriculture products is improving plainly.
The process promoting agriculture into markets and internationalization speeds up. The reform of agricultural product flow system is being deepened further. Grain purchase and sale markets have been opened completely. The agricultural product market system with wholesale markets as central, fair trade markets as base, and direct sale and distribution as well as chain supermarkets as supplementary has been improved gradually. The new pattern of large agricultural product market and flow is being formed step by step. 80% of fresh agricultural products medium and large-sized cities consume are supplied through wholesale markets. Agricultural international cooperation fields are broadening, cooperation ways are various and cooperation levels are elevated daily. Agricultural product trade increases to a large extent. China has become the 4 th largest agricultural product trade country, following US, EU and Japan . Development and exploitation of external resources achieved remarkable success with pelagic fishery and overseas land development as representative.
On the foreign capital utilization, in 2007, the number of projects in which foreign capital was utilized by agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery totaled 1048, accounting for 2.77% among the all foreign capital utilization projects, and actually utilizing foreign capital amount was USD 920m , accounting for 1.23% of the whole actual utilization amount of foreign capital. It's obvious that agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery have great potential in utilization of foreign capital.