China's grain output reaches new high as growers enjoy more policy support

The grain growers in China are benefiting from a slew of policies rolled out this year to motivate them to expand production and enhance production efficiency, said China's vice minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Friday, as the country's grain output is set to reach a new high of 700 billion kilograms by the end of the year.

Zhang Xingwang, the vice minister, made the statements at a press briefing in Beijing in response to a journalist's question on China's progress on autumn grain harvest.

"Data collected by our ministry showed that by Thursday, over 80 percent of the autumn grain had been harvested, which is the majority. The situations on the ground and the evaluation of experts showed that most provinces posted growth in grain production despite the production in a few provinces dropping as a result of the natural disasters. In general, there is a noticeable growth in autumn grain production. Combining with the production of the summer grain and the early-season rice, this year's grain production is set to reach a new high of an estimated 700 billion kilograms," said Zhang Xingwang.

Zhang said that the growth was partially driven by the fiscal support from the central government, which ensured that the production cost and the incomes of the growers are covered by insurances, thus providing them incentives to produce more.

"The area under grain cultivation also grew. As the central government increased fiscal support for grain production, the full cost insurance and the planting income insurance have fully covered the growers for rice, wheat and corn. The minimum purchase prices of wheat and the early indica rice were also raised, effectively motivating the growers to engage in grain production," Zhang added.

Since early this year, actions have been taken in the main grain-producing counties across China to enhance per unit area yields. Efforts have been made to improve the quality of agricultural land and to introduce better seeds, machinery, techniques and mechanisms.

"The per unit yields increased as well. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission have implemented a series of actions to enhance the per unit yields of corn. We have newly launched another action for soybean and have been further implementing the more extensive actions for the grain crops and the oilseed crops. It is estimated that the increased per unit yields will contribute to over 70 percent of the growth in grain production," said Zhang.

China's grain output reaches new high as growers enjoy more policy support

China's grain output reaches new high as growers enjoy more policy support

China's grain output reaches new high as growers enjoy more policy support

China's grain output reaches new high as growers enjoy more policy support

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw a year-on-year growth of 10 percent in trade with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from January to November this year, according to Nanning Customs.

In the first 11 months of 2025, Guangxi's imports and exports with ASEAN members reached 384.22 billion yuan (about 54.46 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 52.9 percent of the provincial-level region's total foreign trade during this period, said the authority.

Among them, Vietnam remained Guangxi's largest trading partner in the ASEAN region, with trade growing by 7.1 percent. The growth rates with Indonesia and Singapore were also remarkable, standing at 51.7 percent and 62.7 percent respectively.

During the same period, Guangxi imported and exported a total of 726.54 billion yuan worth of goods, increasing by 9.5 percent year on year, the customs data showed.

South China's Guangxi sees 10-pct growth in trade with ASEAN in Jan-Nov period