China sees cereal harvest grow in summer

China has harvested the summer grain harvest with 1% year-on-year growth in total output, according to statistics released Thursday by the National Statistics Office (ONE).

China’s total grain output reached 147.39 million tons in this year’s summer harvest, up 1.434 million tons from last year, according to NSO.

The production of wheat, a staple crop, stood at 135.76 million tonnes, 1% more than the previous year, and both the area planted and the production per hectare of summer grains increased compared to 2021 , according to Wang Guirong, director of the Rural Department of ONE.

Wang also attributed the larger summer grain harvest to favorable weather conditions and the promotion of high-quality seeds and farmland. He stated that although the northern parts of China’s winter wheat suffered from last year’s autumn flood, the temperature quickly recovered after this spring, and disasters such as “late spring cold” and drought rarely occurred. .

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From the beginning of summer, the high humidity of the soil and the large difference in temperature between morning and afternoon also contribute to grain filling. He also said that scientific methods of crop growth control to prevent pests and diseases have been quite helpful.

Based on the statistics, Zhang Guohua, an official with the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said that China’s food security is currently stable enough to deal with external shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic. 19, climate change and changing monetary policies.

With input from Xinhua

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