Nationwide autumn grain harvest exceeds 70%, advancing 2.6 percentage points faster than the same period last year.
CCTV Network News: According to the latest agricultural situation report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, autumn grain harvest across the country has reached 931 million mu, completing 71.3% of the total area—2.6 percentage points ahead of the same period last year. By region, the Northeast region has already harvested more than 70% of its crops, while the Huang-Huai-Hai region has surpassed 75%. The Northwest and Southwest regions have both exceeded 80%, and the Yangtze River Middle-Lower Reaches along with South China have surpassed 55%.
In Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, this year's corn planting area has exceeded 15 million mu. Currently, the harvesting progress has surpassed 65%, and it is expected that all harvesting will be completed by the end of October. At a harvesting site in Beilin District of Suihua City, more than 20 sets of modern agricultural machinery are operating at full capacity.
Currently, the autumn grain harvest in Guizhou Province is nearing completion, followed closely by the timely rotation planting of rapeseed. In the high-yield demonstration field for rapeseed cultivation located in Pinglangba Area, Pinglang Town, Duyun City, four direct-sowing machines are operating simultaneously, delivering both rapeseed seeds and fertilizer directly into the fields at once.
In Baiguo Village, Tuanxi Town, Zunyi, Guizhou, farmers are leveraging the advantages of a 1,000-mu dam area to cultivate rapeseed on 4,000 mu of land. Currently, land preparation has been completed for 80% of the fields, and 50% of the rapeseed seedlings have already been transplanted. It’s expected that the entire transplanting process will be finished in just over a week.
Currently, 500,000 mu of winter wheat in Weihui, Henan Province, have entered the optimal sowing period. In the farmlands of Liuzhuang Township, Weihui City, several wheat seeders are already busy carrying out winter wheat planting operations. Meanwhile, agricultural technicians are on-site, guiding farmers on key techniques such as meticulous land preparation, scientific seed selection, and proper fertilization practices. It is reported that this autumn, winter wheat sowing in Weihui City is expected to be completed by the end of this month.
Jiangxi is a major rice-producing region in the country. Currently, 13 million mu of medium-season rice have already been harvested, with the province having completed over 90% of its planned harvesting area. Local areas are stepping up efforts to ensure safe and efficient operation of agricultural machinery, boosting mechanized harvesting efficiency and guaranteeing that every grain of rice is safely stored. It is expected that Jiangxi will fully complete the harvesting of medium-season rice by the end of this month.
As mid-October arrives, over 2.7 million mu of winter wheat in the Aksu region of Xinjiang have gradually entered the seedling stage. This year, Xinhe County has sown winter wheat across 250,000 mu, all of which are being cultivated using drip irrigation. Farmers are now busy making preparations to ensure the winter wheat safely survives the cold season.
It is understood that winter wheat in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, is sown intensively in mid-to-late September each year and harvested by the end of June the following year. The region expects its 2.75 million-mu winter wheat crop to yield approximately 1.3 million tons.
