This year, the total yield of summer grain in China reached 292.3 billion catties
Beijing, July 15th (Xinhua) - The National Bureau of Statistics released data on July 15th, showing that this year's summer grain production has remained stable and slightly decreased, still at a relatively high level, achieving a bumper harvest. The national summer grain production was 146.13 million tons, a decrease of 1.274 million tons or 0.9% compared to the previous year.
The sowing area of summer grain continues to increase. In 2023, the national summer grain sowing area was 26609 thousand hectares, an increase of 78.5 thousand hectares or 0.3% compared to the previous year, achieving growth for three consecutive years.
Summer grain yield has slightly decreased. In 2023, the national summer grain yield was 5491.8 kilograms per hectare, a decrease of 64.3 kilograms per hectare from the previous year, a decrease of 1.2%.
Wang Guirong, Director of the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, stated that the decrease in summer grain yield is mainly due to the severe "rotten rain" weather in Henan and other areas. Since the sowing of summer crops, the main production areas have sufficient light and heat, and most of the time the soil moisture in the farmland is good. The impact of agricultural meteorological disasters is relatively light, and timely and effective pest and disease prevention and control are necessary. Overall, the early conditions are conducive to crop growth and yield formation. But in late May, there was widespread rainfall in the northern wheat region, which lasted for a long time, had a large amount of rainfall during the process, and had a wide impact, resulting in insufficient light during the grain filling period and a decrease in the thousand grain weight of wheat. In addition, the southwest region experiences continuous drought in winter and spring, and the summer grain yield in Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions has decreased.
"Summer grain is the first season of grain production throughout the year. A bountiful summer harvest has laid a solid foundation for stabilizing grain production throughout the year, providing strong support for promoting sustained economic recovery, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, and focusing on promoting high-quality development." Wang Guirong said.