Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
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Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

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Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA 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. 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. From January to August, Heilongjiang had 11.4 million hectares of grain growing area covered by crop insurance, up 4.27 percent year-on-year, with the insurance coverage rate in the province standing at 77.7 percent, according to data from the Heilongjiang branch of the National Financial Regulatory Administration.

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China cuts 2024/25 corn production forecast in December outlook
1 week, 6 days ago

China cuts 2024/25 corn production forecast in December outlook

Live Mint  

BEIJING, - China's agriculture ministry lowered its forecasts for corn production for the 2024/25 crop year in its December outlook released on Tuesday. "There was more rain during the new corn harvest period in some parts of Northeast China, and the temperature was high in early November, which made corn storage more difficult and farmers' willingness to sell grain higher …

Shandong uses high-tech to boost higher grain yield
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shandong uses high-tech to boost higher grain yield

China Daily  

In the prefecture-level city of Heze in East China's Shandong province, Juye county is using intelligent agricultural machinery — such as Beidou navigation facilities — to boost land leveling and sowing for the winter wheat, in a bid to safeguard next year's abundant grain harvest. In China, wheat is divided into spring wheat and winter wheat according to its different …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA 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 …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA 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 …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Villagers harvest corn in Rongcheng, Shandong province, on Oct 12. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Nature wreaks havoc Farmers overcame various disasters to achieve the grain harvest, as the country grappled with extreme weather events occurring with increasing frequency this year, featuring both relentless heat and heavy downpours. Zhao Zhidong, a farmer in Zhecheng county in central China's Henan province, said …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA 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 …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Villagers harvest corn in Rongcheng, Shandong province, on Oct 12. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Nature wreaks havoc Farmers overcame various disasters to achieve the grain harvest, as the country grappled with extreme weather events occurring with increasing frequency this year, featuring both relentless heat and heavy downpours. Zhao Zhidong, a farmer in Zhecheng county in central China's Henan province, said …

Shandong builds more high-standard cropland for higher output
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shandong builds more high-standard cropland for higher output

China Daily  

In the prefecture-level city of Heze in southwestern Shandong province, Juye county is developing its more of its permanent basic cropland into high-standard cropland, so as to boost its grain output. With a total investment of 30 million yuan, Zhangfeng town's project can develop 666 hectares of high-standard cropland, benefiting five administrative villages of Jiangcun, Sunzhuang, Sancun, Gaomapan and Zhangdong. …

Record Grain Yield Expected in China, Despite Challenges
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Record Grain Yield Expected in China, Despite Challenges

China Daily  

China's grain yield is expected to hit a record high, with an increase of 3.625 million tons compared to the previous year. The output of early rice, cultivated in early spring and harvested in summer in southern provinces, was down 0.6 percent due to reduced productivity caused by unfavorable weather conditions. However, the growing areas for food crops that ripen …

Consecutive bumper harvests manifest Xi's vision on grain security, rural revitalization
3 months ago

Consecutive bumper harvests manifest Xi's vision on grain security, rural revitalization

China Daily  

BEIJING -- With another bumper harvest in China in sight despite natural disasters and other challenges, President Xi Jinping has called for unwavering efforts to ensure grain security, boost agriculture and benefit farmers. As the seventh Chinese farmers' harvest festival was celebrated on Sunday, Xi noted that China had increased its summer grain output and ensured steady production of early …

High tech propels bumper harvests in China's grain-producing provinces
3 months ago

High tech propels bumper harvests in China's grain-producing provinces

China Daily  

Harvesters are pictured in a paddy field in Fangzheng county of Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Sept 22, 2024. Despite facing challenges from low temperatures and rainy weather early on, we nurtured the crops back to health, and the yield is expected to exceed 9 tonnes per hectare," said Li, chairman of a modern agricultural machinery cooperative in Huachuan county, …

Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival
3 months ago

Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival

China Daily  

BEIJING -Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the seventh Chinese farmers' harvest festival. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that every effort …

Steps taken to ensure food security
3 months ago

Steps taken to ensure food security

China Daily  

By Li Lei in Beijing, Wu Yong in Shenyang,Wu Yong and Zhu Xingxin in Taiyuan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-20 06:56 SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Boasting over half of the country's soybean production, Northeast China's soybeans are renowned for their exceptional quality, thanks to a significant day-night temperature difference that provides a unique advantage in cultivation. Production plan The National …

China’s wheat imports to cool on local output gains, slowing demand
4 months ago

China’s wheat imports to cool on local output gains, slowing demand

The Hindu  

China’s wheat buying spree is likely to slow in the second half of 2024 as higher domestic output and declining flour consumption reduce import demand in the world’s biggest consumer of the grain. Estimates for China’s July-to-December wheat imports range between 2 million and 4 million tons, according to a survey of one China-based and two Singapore-based grains traders, down …

Summer grain production hits record high of 150 million tons
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Summer grain production hits record high of 150 million tons

China Daily  

This photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows wheat ready for harvest at a field in Qitai county, Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. China's summer grain production has increased by 3.625 million metric tons this year to reach nearly 150 million tons — a new high — despite frequent meteorological disasters, according to the Ministry …

China reports largest increase in summer harvest in 9 years
5 months ago

China reports largest increase in summer harvest in 9 years

China Daily  

Farmers harvest wheat in Hongguang township of Helan county, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, July 6, 2024. BEIJING -- China reported its largest grain output increase in nine years this summer, driven by a bumper wheat harvest, an official said Wednesday. Han Jun, Party chief of China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, told a press conference that about …

China to remain reliant on US soybeans and sorghum despite self-sufficiency push
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China to remain reliant on US soybeans and sorghum despite self-sufficiency push

China Daily  

Despite ambitions for enhanced food self-sufficiency, China is projected to continue relying heavily on US imports of soybeans and sorghum for decades to come, according to a food policy expert. To meet the evolving demands of its population, the report projects that China will need to significantly increase production of key food groups. The event also saw the launch of …

Increasing crop yield will help ease imports
8 months ago

Increasing crop yield will help ease imports

China Daily  

China's grain yield will grow at an annual pace of 1.1 percent over the coming decade as hunger rises worldwide, enabling the world's largest food importer to buy significantly less from overseas, according to a report released on Saturday. The country's annual crop output is projected to reach 704 million metric tons this year and top 766 million tons by …

China's food yield to grow 1.1% annually over the coming decade
8 months ago

China's food yield to grow 1.1% annually over the coming decade

China Daily  

The nation's food yield will grow at an annual pace of 1.1 percent over the coming decade as hunger has risen worldwide, lowering the world's largest food importer's demand for overseas food products, said a report on Saturday. Chinese annual food output is projected to reach 704 metric tons this year and top 766 million tons by 2033 thanks to …

Food security action plan goes with the grain
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Food security action plan goes with the grain

China Daily  

Jin Ding/China Daily China has initiated a new round of action to significantly increase its grain output in the coming years, in its latest effort to ensure food security. According to an action plan published by the State Council, China's Cabinet, the country aims to boost its grain production capacity by over 50 million tonnes by 2030. At the same …

Harvest beyond boundaries in Shandong
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvest beyond boundaries in Shandong

China Daily  

Shandong, as China's agricultural powerhouse, has set a new record with 113.11 billion kilograms of grain production in 2023. This unprecedented achievement, showcasing a 2.0 percent year-on-year growth, contributes significantly to the nation's grain increments, emphasizing the province's pivotal role in ensuring stable and substantial food supplies. The prioritized rural vitalization, leading to not only historic highs in grain production …

Machinery used to reduce grain losses
1 year, 6 months ago

Machinery used to reduce grain losses

China Daily  

Farmers prepare to harvest wheat in Gaoqing county, Shandong province, on June 11. WANG KEJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Wheat production bases seize on good weather to minimize impact of rain The wheat harvest is in full swing across China, with major production provinces including Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi and Shandong using the good weather to organize machines and farmers to harvest the …

Shandong boasts booming grain industry
1 year, 9 months ago

Shandong boasts booming grain industry

China Daily  

A harvester gathers wheat grown on salt-affected land in Lijin county, Dongying, Shandong province, in June, 2022. In 2022, the total industrial output value of the grain industry in Shandong exceeded 500 billion yuan, accounting for more than one eighth of the total national output value, local officials announced at a recent news conference. In 2022, local grain enterprises purchased …

More than a grain of determination
1 year, 9 months ago

More than a grain of determination

China Daily  

Zhou Lei spends most of his time in the fields doing scientific researches; and Zhou presents the rarely-seen daily routine of agricultural scientists in China in the documentary Keeping Up With the New Youth; and he takes the tricycle to the canteen after work. Dedicating himself to agricultural development, based on his scientific research, Zhou Lei, 40, aspires to make …

More than a grain of determination
1 year, 9 months ago

More than a grain of determination

China Daily  

Zhou Lei spends most of his time in the fields doing scientific researches; and Zhou presents the rarely-seen daily routine of agricultural scientists in China in the documentary Keeping Up With the New Youth; and he takes the tricycle to the canteen after work. Dedicating himself to agricultural development, based on his scientific research, Zhou Lei, 40, aspires to make …

Shandong speeds up rural vitalization
1 year, 10 months ago

Shandong speeds up rural vitalization

China Daily  

To promote rural vitalization and become an even stronger agricultural province, Shandong province will increase grain yield per unit area, construct a diversified food supply system and strengthen support for agricultural science and technology this year. "Shandong is a large agricultural province with a solid foundation and outstanding advantages," said Zhang Hongqi, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director …

我国粮食产量连续8年稳定在1.3万亿斤以上
2 years ago

我国粮食产量连续8年稳定在1.3万亿斤以上

China Daily  

国家统计局12日发布关于2022年粮食产量数据的公告。2022年，全国粮食总产量13730.6亿斤，比上年增加73.6亿斤，增长0.5%，粮食产量连续8年稳定在1.3万亿斤以上。 This aerial photo shows farmers harvesting corn in Naiman Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 13, 2022. China has seen another year with a bumper grain harvest despite the impact of extreme weather and COVID-19, official data showed on Monday. The rainy autumn in north China last year had postponed the planting of winter …

Shandong promotes modernization of agriculture, rural areas
2 years, 3 months ago

Shandong promotes modernization of agriculture, rural areas

China Daily  

In recent years, Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to stabilize and increase agricultural production, steadily raise farmers' incomes, and improve the rural living environment. Its total output value of the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery industries exceeded 1 trillion yuan in 2020 and has continued to grow rapidly, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents …

China to generate artificial rain to protect grain crop from drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China to generate artificial rain to protect grain crop from drought

India Today  

China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they would be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. The coming 10 days are a “key period of damage resistance” for southern China’s rice …

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought

Associated Press  

CHONGQING, China — China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they would be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. The coming 10 days are a “key period of damage resistance” for …

Shandong increases grain harvest despite bad autumn floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Shandong increases grain harvest despite bad autumn floods

China Daily  

Workers load grain at a storage facility in Liaocheng, Shandong province, in June. ZHANG ZHENXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Shandong province is growing in both total planting area and output of summer grain this year thanks to easy access to agricultural technologies and help from better insurance for when farmers face natural disasters, according to the provincial department of agriculture and rural …

Shandong increases grain harvest despite bad autumn floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Shandong increases grain harvest despite bad autumn floods

China Daily  

Workers load grain at a storage facility in Liaocheng, Shandong province, in June. ZHANG ZHENXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Shandong province is growing in both total planting area and output of summer grain this year thanks to easy access to agricultural technologies and help from better insurance for when farmers face natural disasters, according to the provincial department of agriculture and rural …

Shandong gears up for spring farming
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong gears up for spring farming

China Daily  

Farmers spread pesticide on wheat fields in Hushan town, Rongcheng, Shandong province. JINAN -- East China's Shandong province, the country's leading grain and vegetable producer as well as a major wheat production base, has ushered in its spring sowing season with comprehensive farming preparations this year. As late wheat sowing is one of the primary reasons for possible low yields, …

Shandong gears up for spring farming
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong gears up for spring farming

China Daily  

Farmers spread pesticide on wheat fields in Hushan town, Rongcheng, Shandong province. JINAN -- East China's Shandong province, the country's leading grain and vegetable producer as well as a major wheat production base, has ushered in its spring sowing season with comprehensive farming preparations this year. As late wheat sowing is one of the primary reasons for possible low yields, …

Latest methods play vital role in spring farmwork
2 years, 8 months ago

Latest methods play vital role in spring farmwork

China Daily  

Farmers spread pesticide on wheat fields in Hushan town, Rongcheng, Shandong province. "This vulnerability is probably due to late planting as a result of flooding in the autumn," she said, adding the winter wheat planting in the town was delayed for 20 days. Last year, more than 7 million hectares of winter wheat were planted late due to flooding in …

Latest methods play vital role in spring farmwork
2 years, 8 months ago

Latest methods play vital role in spring farmwork

China Daily  

Xue Lina, who runs an agricultural cooperative in Mazhuang town, Tai'an, Shandong, inspects wheat crops. "This vulnerability is probably due to late planting as a result of flooding in the autumn," she said, adding the winter wheat planting in the town was delayed for 20 days. Last year, more than 7 million hectares of winter wheat were planted late due …

Timely steps taken to ensure harvest
2 years, 9 months ago

Timely steps taken to ensure harvest

China Daily  

By ZHAO RUIXUE in Jinan and PALDEN NYIMA in Lhasa | | Updated : 2022-03-17 As winter wheat starts to green up, farmers across China are busy tending the crop to promote tiller development－the production of side shoots－with the hopes of offsetting the impact of flood-delayed planting and having a good summer harvest. Zhen Lijun, a wheat grower in Qihe …

Timely steps taken to ensure harvest
2 years, 9 months ago

Timely steps taken to ensure harvest

China Daily  

By ZHAO RUIXUE in Jinan and PALDEN NYIMA in Lhasa | | Updated : 2022-03-17 As winter wheat starts to green up, farmers across China are busy tending the crop to promote tiller development－the production of side shoots－with the hopes of offsetting the impact of flood-delayed planting and having a good summer harvest. Zhen Lijun, a wheat grower in Qihe …

​Qujiang, Longyou included among Zhejiang major grain-producing areas
2 years, 9 months ago

​Qujiang, Longyou included among Zhejiang major grain-producing areas

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-02-25 Harvest season has arrived in Qujiang district, Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Qujiang district and Longyou county in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province were included on the 2021 list of Zhejiang major grain-producing areas, local media reported on Feb 23. In 2021, the grain sown area in Qujiang district reached 308,750 mu in size and the total …

Shandong becoming agricultural powerhouse in China
3 years, 3 months ago

Shandong becoming agricultural powerhouse in China

China Daily  

Shandong, one of the major grain-producing provinces in China, is playing an important role in securing basic food self-sufficiency and providing a steady supply of high-quality agricultural products. The total value of Shandong's agricultural output was 1.02 trillion yuan in 2020, becoming the first province in China with a total agricultural output value exceeding one trillion yuan. In 2020, Shandong's …

Weifang agricultural output surpasses 100 billion yuan for first time
3 years, 10 months ago

Weifang agricultural output surpasses 100 billion yuan for first time

China Daily  

The total output value of Weifang's agricultural sector reached 103.8 billion yuan in 2020, surpassing 100 billion yuan for the first time and accounting for about one tenth of Shandong province's total agricultural output, according to the Weifang agriculture and rural affairs bureau. Weifang, an agricultural powerhouse of Shandong province, has seen steady growth in the sector throughout the 13th …

Weifang agricultural output surpasses 100 billion yuan for first time
3 years, 10 months ago

Weifang agricultural output surpasses 100 billion yuan for first time

China Daily  

The total output value of Weifang's agricultural sector reached 103.8 billion yuan in 2020, surpassing 100 billion yuan for the first time and accounting for about one tenth of Shandong province's total agricultural output, according to the Weifang agriculture and rural affairs bureau. Weifang, an agricultural powerhouse of Shandong province, has seen steady growth in the sector throughout the 13th …

Nation's first! Shandong agricultural output exceeds 1 trillion yuan
3 years, 11 months ago

Nation's first! Shandong agricultural output exceeds 1 trillion yuan

China Daily  

The total output of Shandong's farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing industries exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the first time in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Last year, the total value of Shandong's agricultural output was 1.02 trillion yuan. In 2019, Shandong's contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress was 64.56 percent, 5 percentage points higher …

Shandong boosts rural development
4 years ago

Shandong boosts rural development

China Daily  

Agricultural machines harvest wheat in Linyi, Shandong province. The province has kept its crop acreage at a minimum of 8 million hectares and has designated grain production functional zones and cotton production protection zones of 3.76 million hectares. This year, the total grain output in Shandong province reached 54.47 million tons, accounting for 16 percent of the national total. In …

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