China: Record grain harvest in 2024

Yield and harvest growth According to the statistics office, the average yield per hectare was 71.5 dt of rice, 59.4 dt of wheat and 65.9 dt of corn. An average of 20.0 dt of soybeans was also harvested per hectare. While in other countries the grain harvest varies depending on weather conditions, in China the only direction seems to be growth. As announced today by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), according to research, a total of 706.5 million tons of grain, rice, soybeans and potatoes were harvested in all 31 provinces; this is 1.6 percent more than in 2023. According to the NBS, production exceeded the 700 million tons mark for the first time in the history of the People's Republic of China. Grain harvest and crop area Statisticians in Beijing estimate that actual grain production — excluding soybeans and potatoes — will be 652.3 million tons this year, up 1.7 percent from last year. Of that, 207.5 million tons was rice, 140.1 million tons was wheat, and 294.9 million ...