China's capabilities to ensure supply and security of grain and other important agricultural products will be comprehensively improved in the next 10 years, as predicted in an outlook report released on Sunday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
According to the "China Agricultural Outlook Report (2025-2034)," the government continued to increase its support for grain production this year, raising the minimum purchase price of wheat and early indica rice, and stabilizing subsidies for corn and soybean producers and rice subsidies. It is estimated that the intended grain planting area this year will be 1.787 billion mu (about 119 million hectares), and the grain yield per unit area will continue to increase.
"We will carry out large-scale yield enhancement campaign for grain and oil crops, and promote the integration of good fields, good seeds, good machinery and good methods, to accelerate the construction of high-standard farmland. We will also focus on promoting varieties such as special wheat varieties with strong and weak gluten, and corn that is resistant to high planting density and suitable for machine harvesting. The grain yield per unit area will reach 397 kilograms, an increase of 2.3 kilograms over the previous year. The total grain output for the whole year is expected to be 709 million tons, higher than the previous year," said Xu Shiwei, a research fellow from the Institution of Agricultural Information under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The report predicts that in the next 10 years, a systematic breakthrough will be made in the new quality productive forces in the agricultural field, and the supply and security of grain and important agricultural products will be improved in all aspects, both in quantity and quality.
"We will advance research in key areas of agricultural science and technology, push forward major projects in agricultural biobreeding, accelerate the cultivation of breakthrough varieties such as wheat varieties resistant to ergot, and high-oil, high-protein and high-yield soybeans. We will also vigorously develop smart agriculture, and expand the application scenarios of artificial intelligence in agriculture. In the next 10 years, grain production will grow steadily and is expected to reach 753 million tons by 2034," Xu said.
China's supply of important agricultural products to improve: report
Officials and scholars from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing on Tuesday.
They said that the speech laid out the practical achievements and broad prospects of the China-LAC community with a shared future, put forward new initiatives and actions for the development of China-LAC relations, and signaled the direction for both sides to achieve common development and revitalization and write a new chapter in China-LAC relations.
"The projects designed by China for this region meet the needs of Latin American countries. In terms of development and investment projects, such as infrastructure, clean energy and digitalization, they are very important for Cuba. And projects such as the planned Brazil-Peru bi-oceanic railway and the expansion of the port of La Guaira in Venezuela directly and indirectly create jobs and benefit Latin American people," said Eduardo Regalado, a researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba.
Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi said that his country is committed to carrying forward the positive momentum of the China-CELAC Forum when it assumes the rotating presidency of CELAC from Colombia in 2026.
"Uruguay is looking forward to taking over next year and continuing the tradition of the past decade. To this end, we must strengthen the development of these platforms for promoting multilateralism, and carefully protect the achievements made by both sides at this year's meetings. We should not only achieve development in the field of economy and trade, but also contribute to promoting world peace," he said.
Other politicians from Latin America pointed out that China and LAC countries are all important members of the Global South, and are comprehensive cooperative partners featuring equality, mutual benefit and shared development. In a profoundly changing world, the strengthening of China-LAC solidarity and collaboration is an example of true multilateralism and sets a model for South-South cooperation, some said.
"President Xi Jinping has a broad vision for global development. China has made amazing development achievements, which have become a part of modern society, including technology, artificial intelligence and clean energy. The inflow of Chinese investment, such as for the construction of Chancay Port, has activated development in a variety of sectors [in Peru]," said Edgar Tello, a Peruvian congressman.
"President Xi Jinping announced the strengthening of South-South cooperation and the launch five programs. It will give more Latin American people the opportunity to study in China. China will provide a 66-billion-yuan (about 9.16 billion U.S. dollars) credit line to provide financial support for the development of LAC countries. And China will promote the civilization program to carry out cooperation in archaeology and civilization research. Such mutual cooperation and win-win initiatives between China and LAC countries are inspiring. We in Honduras are sincerely delighted with the series of cooperation plans announced by President Xi," said Rasel Tome, vice president of the National Congress of Honduras.
Officials, scholars praise Xi's keynote speech at China-CELAC Forum
