The national summer sowing area of grain has exceeded 80% of the grain | summer sowing | sowing area
CCTV News: Currently, summer planting in major grain producing areas is accelerating. According to the latest agricultural situation dispatch by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, more than 80% of summer crops have been sown nationwide, and the progress is generally smooth.
Summer sown grain crops mainly include summer corn, summer soybeans, and southern mid to late rice, covering an area of about 460 million acres, accounting for 1/4 of the annual grain. The soil moisture is good during this year's summer sowing period, and the seamless connection between summer harvest and summer sowing in various regions has accelerated the sowing progress.
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This year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has launched a large-scale increase in the yield of major grain and oil crops, focusing on the two key crops of corn and soybeans for summer sowing, and promoting the restructuring of 200 corn and 100 soybean producing counties. At present, the sowing of summer corn has basically ended, 88.7% of summer soybeans have been sown, 96.5% of medium rice has been sown, and the planting of double season late rice is expected to start in mid July.