China’s total grain output this year reached 1.39 trillion jin (695 million tons), an increase of 1.3 percent year-on-year, thanks to the government’s effective efforts to bolster food production, official data showed on Monday.
China has nearly completed its autumn harvest as scheduled, harvesting more than 96 percent of the autumn grain crops so far, despite extreme weather in some regions.
A cold spell hitting the northern part of China will have limited impact on autumn harvest, and grain prices are likely to remain stable, agricultural experts said on Monday, as the majority of the crops have been harvested before the extreme weather arrived.
China s annual grain output is expected to hit a record high in 2023, with a total of more than 1.3 trillion jin (650 billion kg) for the ninth consecutive year, while the output for the autumn harvest is set to increase, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Monday, assuring the nation s food security.
Chinese farmers have harvested a total of 42.4 percent of autumn grain crops to date, with over half of the middle-season rice, over 40 percent of the corn and 40 percent of the soybeans having been reaped nationwide, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed on Thursday.