Forecast and analysis of market status and development prospects of China's vegetable industry in 2022.

Vegetables are an indispensable food for the daily life of Chinese residents. With the reform of vegetable production and marketing system, the adjustment of planting structure and the increasing attention to food safety in recent years, the vegetable industry has developed rapidly and the output has also increased.

Development status of vegetable industry

1. Vegetable planting area

In recent years, the planting structure of agricultural products has been constantly adjusted, and the vegetable sown area has shown a rapid growth trend, from 19,981.07 hectares in 2017 to 21,872.21 hectares in 2021, with an average annual compound growth rate of 2.3%. With the encouragement and support for the agricultural industry in the 14th Five-Year Plan, the China Commercial Industry Research Institute predicts that the country's vegetable planting area will reach 22,356.35 thousand hectares in 2022.

2. Vegetable production

Our country is a big vegetable country, vegetable production always maintains a stable increasing trend. Thanks to the continuous improvement of vegetable planting capacity and planting area, China's vegetable output increased from 692 million tons in 2017 to 767 million tons in 2021, with a compound annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. China's vegetable production is forecast to increase to 791 million tons in 2022.

3. Vegetable consumption

In recent years vegetable consumption of our country has maintained a steady growth trend. China's vegetable consumption increased from 681 million tons in 2017 to 724 million tons in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 2.26 percent. Vegetables are favored by consumers because of their high nutritional value and low calories. China's vegetable consumption is forecast to reach 752 million tons in 2022.

Development prospect of vegetable industry

1. Policies promote industry development

In recent years, under the strong promotion of the central "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" policy and governments at all levels, the circulation links of agricultural production and sales have been continuously optimized, and the production and distribution system of agricultural products from rural areas to urban areas has been established and improved. The supply and marketing channels from field to table have become more and more convenient and smooth. At the same time, under the promotion of the national rural revitalization strategy, the national digital agriculture strategy and other factors, we will continue to develop the vegetable industry cluster with modern facilities and drive the revitalization of the traditional vegetable industry, which has a broad prospect.

2. Cold chain logistics promotes industry development

Cold chain logistics can make fresh vegetables, food, medicine and other commodities in the production, transportation, storage and other processes to keep low temperature, to ensure fresh quality, reduce loss. With the continuous development of fresh vegetable production and quality, the consumption structure of Chinese residents is constantly upgrading. The integrated development of cold chain logistics and agricultural products will expand the delivery range of agricultural products such as vegetables and promote the rapid development of vegetable market.

3. Smart agriculture drives industry development

At present, intelligent agriculture in our country shows the better development potential. The continuous emergence of innovative technologies has fundamentally changed the development mode of traditional agriculture. Through the application of Internet of Things technology, artificial intelligence technology, GIS technology and big data technology, China's agriculture has changed from the traditional agricultural mode of relying on the weather to the intelligent agricultural mode of high yield, high efficiency, low consumption, high quality, ecological and safe. With the continuous development of the Internet of Things technology, data storage, comprehensive perception, cloud data and other methods make the transmission network of smart agriculture further expanded, and the Internet + smart agriculture model keeps emerging. In the future, smart agriculture will penetrate into every link of agriculture and further promote the development of agricultural products industry.

4. Advanced cultivation technology is constantly upgraded to promote the development of the industry

Compared with traditional cultivation, the cultivation of potted vegetables and agricultural products has many advantages, such as lower cost, land saving, higher productivity, higher quality and inertia, but it also has higher requirements in cultivation and management. Potted vegetables and agricultural products need to be planted in greenhouses or other protected areas, and should be equipped with micro-spraying and watering facilities. With the development of more advanced cultivation techniques, vegetable producers are expected to carry out stricter management of temperature, humidity, light, pest control and refined treatment to meet quality requirements, which is expected to drive the continuous development of the vegetable industry.