Nearly 90 percent of China's summer wheat harvest is now complete, thanks to favorable weather across most growing regions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said.
As of 17:00 on Monday, China had harvested 304 million mu (about 20 million hectares) of summer wheat, accounting for 89.48 percent of the total planted area, according to the latest data from the ministry.
Harvest progress stood at nearly 90 percent in Shandong, over 80 percent in Hebei, nearly 80 percent in Shaanxi, over 70 percent in Shanxi, nearly 30 percent in Xinjiang, with scattered harvesting in Gansu.
Rain is expected in parts of northern China on Tuesday, but clearing skies on Wednesday will help with wheat harvesting and drying, weather authorities said.
Local authorities are urged to prepare for the harvest, mobilize machinery, and make full use of good weather and rain breaks to push forward the harvest — ensuring all mature crops are brought in quickly and efficiently.
Nearly 90 pct of China's summer wheat harvest completed nationwide
China's foreign exchange market has remained generally stable in May despite continued volatility of the international financial markets, data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) showed on Monday.
The amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks in May was 1.6676 trillion yuan (about 246.67 billion U.S. dollars) and 1.4229 trillion yuan (about 210.47 billion U.S. dollars), respectively, according to the statistics.
In May, the amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was 5.2913 trillion yuan (about 782.67 billion U.S. dollars) and 4.8637 trillion yuan (about 719.42 billion U.S. dollars), respectively.
According to SAFE, in May, cross-border receipts and payments by enterprises, individuals and other non-banking sectors totaled 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars, up 22 percent year on year.
The country's foreign exchange market recorded transactions worth 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars in May, broadly unchanged from a year earlier.
In May, cross-border capital net inflows by enterprises, individuals and other non-banking sectors stood at 62.5 billion U.S. dollars, edging up 1 percent from the previous month. Banks posted a foreign exchange settlement surplus of 35.8 billion U.S. dollars, down 11 percent month on month.
The foreign exchange settlement rate for foreign exchange income and the foreign exchange purchase rate for foreign exchange expenditure by enterprises and other entities remained largely flat month on month, showing that various market entities have steady willingness to settle and purchase foreign exchange.
China's foreign exchange market remains stable in May
