At the invitation of the State Council Information Office, on May 17, Vice Minister of Agriculture Wei Chaoan announced the preliminary data of the impact of 5 • 12 Wenchuan Earthquake on the agricultural production. Comments: Impact on food production. Vice Minister of Agriculture spoke at a press conference that more than 50 million mu of crops had been affected and we calculated ratio of the affected areas in the nation was 0.03 percent, a limited impact. Impact on the production of live pigs. According to the preliminary statistics on May 16, eight cities such as Deyang and Mianyang in Sichuan Province saw the death of 792,800 live pigs. Risks: The above data is only preliminary statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture. If the final statistics show that the affected area and the number of died pigs surge, it would be a boost factor for higher CPI. We will continue to closely track the impact of the natural disaster this time on agriculture in Sichuan.