Autumn harvest and planting are coming to an end, and the annual grain production is expected to reach a new level

The autumn harvest and planting in many parts of the country are nearing their end. The reporter learned that the autumn grain area has steadily increased this year, and the vast majority of provinces have achieved increased production. With the addition of summer grain and early rice, the national grain harvest is expected to reach a new level of 1.4 trillion kilograms.

Autumn grain mainly includes three varieties: rice, corn, and soybeans, accounting for about three-quarters of the annual grain output. At present, the autumn harvest work in many parts of the country has been basically completed. Data shows that this year's large-scale increase in autumn grain yield has achieved significant results, making it another bumper harvest season. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs that the area of high-yield crop corn has increased significantly this year, contributing significantly to the overall increase in production. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission have continued to implement the corn yield improvement project, launched the soybean yield improvement project, and deeply implemented the large-scale yield improvement action for major crops such as grain and oil, promoting large-scale balanced yield increase. It is expected that the contribution of yield improvement to grain production increase will exceed 70%. At the same time as the autumn harvest, the planting of autumn and winter crops unfolds, laying a solid foundation for a new season of abundant harvest. At present, the autumn and winter planting across the country is nearing its end. According to the agricultural situation dispatch, the current winter wheat planting has exceeded 90%, and winter rapeseed has exceeded 95%. Walking in Huantai, Shandong in early winter, winter wheat has gradually emerged. The reporter saw two machines shuttling back and forth in the wheat fields of Li Yong, a large-scale grain grower in Tangshan Town, Huantai County, carrying out wheat suppression operations in the more than 1500 acres of wheat fields he had contracted. Nowadays, suppression can improve the stress resistance of wheat and also fill soil cracks, playing a role in preserving moisture, controlling prosperity, and promoting growth, "said Wang Xijiu, an agronomist at the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Huantai County. The reporter learned from the agricultural department of Huantai County that as of now, the autumn harvest and sowing in Huantai County have ended. According to the agricultural technology department's production measurement, the average yield of corn per mu in Huantai this autumn is 661.8 kilograms, a significant increase compared to the previous year; According to the agricultural situation dispatch, the wheat planting area in the whole county will be 322500 mu in 2024. From the perspective of Shandong Province, the area of autumn wheat planting is expected to exceed 60 million mu, an increase from the previous year. Various regions in Shandong have laid the foundation for high and stable summer grain production next year by implementing technologies such as high-performance seeders. In Xiangcheng, Hubei, winter wheat has gradually sprouted and turned green, entering a critical period of winter wheat management. Local field management work is underway to ensure the safe overwintering of winter wheat. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, there has been another bumper harvest of grain this year. The summer grain and early rice harvest has been achieved, with a summer grain yield of 299.56 billion kilograms, an increase of 7.25 billion kilograms from the previous year; The yield of early rice is 56.35 billion catties, which has remained stable at over 56 billion catties for four consecutive years. The area of autumn grain has steadily increased, and significant results have been achieved in improving the yield per unit area on a large scale. On the basis of stabilizing at over 1.3 trillion catties for nine consecutive years, China's grain production is expected to exceed 1.4 trillion catties for the first time this year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that the next step will be to focus on both stabilizing the area and increasing yield, and continue to promote the large-scale increase in yield of grain and oil crops. Among them, we will continue to screen and promote a batch of stress resistant, stable, high-yield and high-quality varieties; Continue to assemble and integrate a batch of high-yield, stable production, green, efficient, and machine suitable technological models; Continue to guide a group of new agricultural management entities and socialized service organizations, demonstrate and promote measures to increase production, ensure the effectiveness of key measures, and promote large-scale yield improvement.