China's grain and livestock output rise in 2025

China's grain output reached 714.88 million metric tons in 2025, marking a 1.2 percent year-on-year increase, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

Summer grain output totaled 149.75 million tons, down slightly by 0.1 percent, while early-season rice production rose 1.2 percent to 28.51 million tons. Autumn grain output, which constitutes the largest share of the annual total, increased 1.5 percent to 536.62 million tons.

Wheat production stood at 140.07 million tons, roughly unchanged from a year earlier. Corn output rose 2.1 percent to 301.24 million tons, while rice production increased 0.7 percent to 209.04 million tons. Soybean output climbed 1.3 percent to 20.91 million tons.

The livestock sector also recorded steady growth. Total output of pork, beef, mutton, and poultry reached 100.72 million tons in 2025, up 4.2 percent year-on-year and surpassing 100 million tons for the first time.

Pork production rose 4.1 percent to 59.38 million tons, while beef output increased 2.8 percent to 8.01 million tons. Poultry meat production jumped 6.7 percent to 28.37 million tons, though mutton output fell 4.2 percent to 4.96 million tons.

Milk production increased 0.3 percent to 40.91 million tons, while egg production declined 2.5 percent to 34.98 million tons. The number of hogs slaughtered in 2025 rose 2.4 percent to 719.73 million head, while the hog inventory at the end of the year increased 0.5 percent to 429.67 million head, the data showed.