Study On Advantages And Competitiveness Of Corn Production In Jilin Province

China is a major corn production country in the world. Jilin province is an important corn production base and exporter in China. The rise and fall of corn industry has a great influence on economy of Jilin province and also affects food security in China. The entry of WTO has brought both good opportunity and challenges to the corn industry in Jilin province and in whole China.Using comparative superiority theory and competitive superiority theory, changes of superiority of corn production in Jilin province comparing with other crops and other provinces in China were analyzed. The changes of competitive superiority of China corn industry were also analyzed comparing with that of USA. Factors limited competitiveness of corn produced in Jilin province and the extent of their effect were found out. The results are as follows:Although the superiority of corn production in Jilin province is not consistent and is decreasing, advantages are still existed comparing with other provinces. Superiority in scale and efficient is significant but benefit is less. Corn resources are rich in Jilin province and yield is higher. Five regions were chosen as main corn production base, i.e. Siping, Songyuan, Baicheng, Liaoyuan and Changchun. Low benefit is the main reason affecting comparative superiority of corn production. Comparing with corn production in USA, production cost is not high in Jilin province. Competitive superiority is lost because of low quality, high circulation costs, low production level, low processing ability and less policy support.Countermeasures were suggested in the last chapter of the paper, such as: implementing national policy on support agriculture, raising production efficient and reducing production and circulation costs through scientific management, establishing large scale corn processing enterprises, transforming corn by raising animals and creating local famous brand. To win the competition with USA and other corn production countries, we must raise competitive superiority of local corn. That is also related to the settlement of issues on agriculture, farmers and rural area and ensuring balance of food supply and requirement in China.