China’s grain production has stabilized at over 1.3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years as of 2021
China’s grain output is estimated above 1.3 trillion kilograms by 2022, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday. China is having triple challenges this year of natural disasters, the COVID19 pandemic and price fluctuations of commodities in the Global market. Despite of COVID19 pandemic China has harvested an ample amount of grain in recent years, with a stable food supply.
NDRC official Wu Xiao told in a press conference that, as Harvest season has begun in China, the country expected a bumper Harvest this year. China’s grain production has stabilized at over 1.3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years as of 2021 as the largest grain producer and the third largest grain exporter in the world. Over 95 per cent of the farming areas are planted using domestic seeds, and the mechanization rate for the farming of wheat, corn and rice has exceeded 97 per cent, 90 per cent and 85 per cent, respectively.
In 2021 and 2022, one-time subsidies of 60 billion RMB ($8.31 billion) were handed out to farmers to help them cope with rising prices for agricultural production materials.
Wu said the country cushioned the impact of a series of natural disasters, including the drought in summer, and the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. China also coped with the uncertain condition in global grain trade and fluctuating commodity prices in wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict by beefing up the domestic resilience in the production, storage and sales of grain.
