Bumper crops fill reserves

Officials taking measures to address shortage of storage facilities for record amount of grain

China's combined grain reserve stands at a historic high, and the country will further increase its storage capacity this year to absorb the mounting stockpile, a senior government official said on Friday.

Ren Zhengxiao, head of the State Administration of Grain, told an annual grain circulation work conference in Beijing that the authority will take steps this year to increase the country's grain storage capacity, by encouraging more private warehouses to participate.