A Study Of Analysis And Countermeasure On Agricultural Products' Economic Benefits In Suzhou City

For recent thirty years, with the great industrialization and urbanization development in Suzhou, the production factors such as the land, labor and others transferred rapidly into the industry and urban. However, the decline of agriculture production began to seriously affect the balance of industrial structure and social harmony and stability in Suzhou.Through statistical data by the method of survey, this study did a specific investigation and analysis of the major agricultural products'costs and profits in Suzhou during the years 1980-2006. The study tried to explore the reasons for the continuous decline of agriculture production, so as to find the countermeasures and means to keep the stability and development of agriculture production in Suzhou.From the investigations, this study revealed that: (1) During the 27 years from 1980 to 2006, the prices of agricultural production factors increased a lot in Suzhou city. The price of fertilizer increased 3.5 times, the price of pesticide rose by 10.5 times, and labor costs increased by 33 times. The growth in the prices of agricultural production factors is faster than that of agricultural products. (2) During these 27 years in Suzhou City, the price of wheat rose 4.7 times, the price of rice rose 6.7 times, the price of rapeseed rose 3.5 times, the price of cotton rose 15.75 times, and the price of cocoon rose 7.4 times. (3) The total cost of agricultural production in Suzhou City including the materials and production costs and labor costs showed an upward trend, each year production costs have expanded in the proportion of the output. (4) The economic benefits of Wheat, canola, cotton, silkworm cocoons, and other agricultural products are showing a substantial downward trend, or even negative. The economic benefits of rice production are relatively stable. (5) As freshwater fish farming can get more economic benefits than the other agricultural products, therefore, the size of freshwater fish breeding is expanding. (6) In addition to the production costs, the economic benefits of agriculture are also influenced by the climatic factors, national policies and the impacts of market factors.From the investigation and analysis of the main agricultural products'costs and profits in Suzhou, the researcher provided 8 suggestions in order to improve agricultural economic efficiency as well as solve the agricultural problems in Suzhou: (1) Adjust and optimize the structure of agriculture; (2) improve the agriculture facilities and develop specialty agriculture; (3)increase the use of science and technology in agriculture, and enhance the service for agricultural production;(4)develop the processing industry for agricultural product to add value, (5) promote agricultural industrial operation (6) strengthen agricultural reform of the circulation system; (7) establish brand awareness,developExport Agriculture; (8) promote standardization of agricultural production; (9) The Government should implement a pro-active agricultural policy.