为了保护农民利益、稳定粮价,国务院于１９９８年５月颁布了《进一步深化粮食流通体制改革的决定》。改革的重点内容之一是按保护价敞开收购农民余粮。经过近两年的实践,这项改革虽然取得了显著成效,但也存在一些问题,主要是由于保护价偏高造成粮食调销不畅,胀库严重,于是敞而 In order to protect the interests of peasants and stabilize grain prices, the State Council promulgated the “Decision on Further Deepening the Reform of the Grain Circulation System” in May 1998. One of the key elements of the reform is the open purchase of peasants’ surplus grain at the protection price. After nearly two years of practice, although this reform has achieved remarkable results, some problems still exist. The problems are mainly due to the sluggish grain sales and the serious inflation caused by the high protection price.