China summer grain harvest tops 150 million tonnes for first time
Xinhua, July 10, 2026 Adjust font size:
China has seen another bumper summer grain harvest in 2026, with total output topping 150 million tonnes for the first time, official data showed Friday.
The country's summer grain output totaled 150.75 million tonnes this year, up 0.7 percent or 1 million tonnes year on year, according to a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics.
China's summer grain sown area remained basically stable by standing at 26.53 million hectares, slightly down 0.2 percent from last year. Of them, over 23 million hectares of wheat were sown, down 0.3 percent year on year.
The output per hectare reached 5,681.6 kilograms, an increase of 0.8 percent from last year, according to the bureau.