Good harvest expected to help cope with risks

China is expecting another good harvest year and has optimized farming patterns, which will consolidate the country's food security and help cope with various economic risks at home and abroad, a senior official in charge of agriculture said.

The total output of grains in China this year is forecast to remain above 600 million metric tons, the sixth consecutive year of good harvest, Han Changfu, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said in an interview.

"The supply of grain is assured in China," he said as farmers across the country prepare for the fall harvest.