More than 9.8 million mu of rice in Chongqing is gradually maturing and mechanization is helping the autumn harvest department | Rice | Autumn Harvest
CCTV News: During this period, over 9.8 million acres of rice in Chongqing have gradually matured, and relevant departments are organizing personnel and machinery to harvest them to ensure that the rice grains are returned to the warehouse.
In Anfu Street, Rongchang District, Chongqing, grain grower Liu Daoguo drove a harvester to shuttle through the fields, harvesting, threshing, and crushing straw in one go.
Grain grower Liu Daoguo: I have planted about 900 acres of rice this year, and now I have started harvesting it. I have put two harvesters into use and can receive over 60 acres in a day. The plan is to harvest it within half a month.
The rice planting area in Rongchang District this year is nearly 300000 mu. In addition to mobilizing 200 local harvesters, relevant departments have also mobilized 300 harvesters from other places, and they are currently arriving one after another.
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Jiangsu Province Agricultural Mechanist Zhang Yu: We have bought thirty to forty harvesters together this year, and the price depends on the size of the field.
It is understood that the rice planting area in Chongqing this year is over 9.8 million mu. Currently, the rice is being harvested gradually, with an overall machine yield of over 80%. It is expected to complete the harvesting work in mid September.