China's summer grain output exceeds 150 million tons

BEIJING -- China's summer grain output reached a record 150.75 million metric tons this year, surpassing the 150-million-ton mark for the first time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday.

The country has now developed more than 66.7 million hectares of high-standard farmland in total, which has supported consecutive record harvests, Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Xingwang told a news conference.

China's autumn crop planting area has risen slightly in 2026, laying a solid foundation for another bumper harvest, Zhang said.

In the first half of the year, China also stepped up efforts to invigorate its seed industry. Domestically bred crop varieties now account for over 95 percent of the total planted area.