My parents turn in public grain to the state every year.

我父母每年向国家交公粮。

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When grain prices surged in 2007, most countries had reduced their public grain reserves to almost zero, and so lacked the means to stabilize the grain market.

当2007年粮食价格飞速上涨时，大多数国家都将它们的公共粮食储存减少到几乎为零的水平，因此缺乏稳定粮食市场的手段。

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Countries have been responding to high food prices and grain scarcity by scaling up efforts to achieve grain self-sufficiency and rebuild their public reserves.

国家对高涨的粮食价格和食品短缺作出的反应是，进一步努力提高粮食自给能力和重新建立公共储备。

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