农业部部长孙政才在不久前召开的全国农业工作会议上说,近些年,我国蔬菜面积迅速扩大,已由1996年的1.6亿亩增至2006年的2.7亿亩。蔬菜生产不仅满足了国内消费,而且扩大了出口,蔬菜出口量已居世界第1位。今后一段时期,蔬菜生产仍将保持稳中有增的态势。 Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai said at a recent national agricultural work conference that in recent years the vegetable area in our country has rapidly expanded, from 160 million mu in 1996 to 270 million mu in 2006. Vegetable production has not only satisfied the domestic consumption, but also expanded exports. The vegetable exports have ranked No. 1 in the world. In the coming period, the vegetable production will still maintain its steady growth.