CCTV News: At the first "committee channel" of the 2025 National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Yan Jianbing, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of Central China Agricultural University, calculated a "corn account", making "high-protein corn" a hot topic. According to experts, my country is currently cultivating high-protein corn varieties with protein content exceeding 10%. What is high protein corn?

Whether corn is a high-protein variety is mainly distinguished based on the proportion of protein content in corn kernels. The protein content of ordinary corn is generally around 8%. Experts believe that as long as you increase by more than one percentage point on the basis of 8%, it can be considered high-protein corn.

Experts introduced that in 2024, my country's total corn production will be 290 million tons. If every percentage point increase in the protein content in corn grains, it will be equivalent to adding 2.9 million tons of protein. Through effective utilization, 7 million to 8 million tons of soybeans can be imported less each year. At present, corn with a protein content of more than 10% has been promoted nationwide by more than 10 million mu. High-protein corn is mainly used in the feed industry

Who should I give high-protein corn to and how should I use it? According to experts, high-protein corn is mainly used in the feed industry to solve the problem of insufficient feed grain in the breeding industry.

Li Wenqiang, associate professor at Huazhong Agricultural University, introduced that high-protein corn is not for humans to eat directly, and most of the people eat directly are glutinous corn and sweet corn. High-protein corn is mainly used in the feed industry to solve the problem of insufficient feed grain in the aquaculture industry.

Li Wenqiang introduced that increasing the protein content in feed can promote the healthy growth of animals, enhance immunity, improve the quality of meat, eggs and milk, and can improve feed utilization and improve breeding efficiency.

In the past, ordinary corn needed additional protein sources such as soybean meal as feed, while the use of high-protein corn could save a lot and directly reduce the cost of feed.

Jan Junpeng, associate professor at Huazhong Agricultural University, introduced that for poultry, livestock such as chickens and pigs, they need to intake both energy and protein. In terms of energy, corn is the main source; in terms of protein, soybeans are the main source, or soybean meal. It mainly provides amino acids and proteins. One of the goals of improving high-protein corn is to achieve reduced replacement of soybean meal from imported soybeans. High-protein corn can be promoted nationwide

At present, my country's corn planting area has remained at about 650 million mu for many years, and is widely distributed. Experts say that high-protein corn can be promoted nationwide.

Cores are widely planted in my country, and are planted from the northeast to the southwest. Experts say high-protein corn can be grown in these areas.

Li Wenqiang introduced that high-protein corn actually has no requirements for the environment and has no impact on the soil environment. As long as you can grow ordinary corn, you can grow high-protein corn. It is the same as ordinary corn. High-protein corn can be promoted nationwide, as long as it is suitable for corn cultivation.

Just a while ago, Huazhong Agricultural University took the lead in establishing a high-protein corn industry innovation alliance, which will collaborate in the entire chain from variety research and development, promotion and planting, feed processing, and breeding food to promote the industrial application of high-protein corn.

Ji Tao, the head of the company, introduced that taking pig feed as an example, for every 1 percentage point increase in the protein content of raw corn, the cost per ton of feed can be reduced by more than 50 yuan. According to the rough estimate of 150 million tons of pig feed nationwide, more than 7.5 billion yuan can be saved every year.