DENG SETS LIMIT TO CHINA GRAIN IMPORTS, PAPER SAYS China's top leader Deng Xiaoping said China must not import more than 10 mln tonnes of grain, Ming Pao newspaper of Hong Kong said. Customs figures show that China imported 7.73 mln tonnes of grain in 1986, up from 5.97 mln in 1985 but down from a record 16.15 mln in 1982. The newspaper quoted Deng as saying that grain output is one of several key issues that will influence the whole development of the economy. It did not give the context of his remarks. The 1987 grain production target is 405 mln, up from 391 mln in 1986. The newspaper quoted Deng as saying that the situation has reached the point where "pigs are not fed, there is not enough grain and increases in output have slowed." "We should in our overall economic planning put agriculture in its proper place to reach our target of 480 mln tonnes by the year 2000," he said. "We must avoid the situation in recent years of importing more than 10 mln tonnes of grain." The paper quoted Deng as saying that the State Council has decided to raise the price of five grains, including corn and rice, unchanged since 1978, but it gave no details.