Xinjiang's corn purchases hit record high in 2023

URUMQI -- Corn procurement by Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region hit a record high of 7.44 million tonnes last year, according to the regional food and strategic reserves bureau.

The bureau said Xinjiang's grain output also reached a record high of 20 million tonnes in 2023. The planting area of corn, a major autumn grain crop in the region, achieved rapid growth, increasing at a rate of over 20 percent year on year.

Data shows the number of registered enterprises involved in the purchases of autumn grain reached 326, indicating an active market last year.