China: Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

Published 2024년 11월 6일

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China's major agricultural provinces are almost done with harvesting, leading to a expected record grain crop of 700 million metric tons, despite extreme weather. Heilongjiang, the country's top grain producer, has harvested over 90% of its crops. Advanced farming techniques, modern agricultural practices, and crop insurance have helped farmers in Heilongjiang and other provinces like Henan and Shandong to cope with the challenges posed by the weather. The province has also established over 7.3 million hectares of high-standard farmland, designed to withstand both droughts and floods, and has led China in grain output for 14 consecutive years.

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Harvesting is almost done in the major Chinese agricultural provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan and Shandong, with a bumper grain crop expected, despite extreme weather this year that caused multiple natural disasters.China's grain output is projected to hit a record high of 700 million metric tons this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Oct 25.The anticipated milestone harvest follows nine consecutive years of maintaining grain output above 650 million tons, the ministry said at a news conference.As of Thursday, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the country's top grain producer, had harvested more than 90 percent of its crops, or 14.7 million hectares of its planting area, according to the provincial department of agriculture and rural affairs.The grain harvest included 3.4 million hectares of rice, 6 million hectares of corn and 4.9 million hectares of soybeans. Meanwhile, harvesting of 80,000 hectares of miscellaneous grains and beans has been ...

Source: Chinadaily