Autumn grain harvest has entered its peak season in China, with 56.4 percent of autumn grain having been harvested, the Economic Information Daily reported on Wednesday.
According to official data, the integrated mechanization rate in wheat, corn and rice surpassed 97 percent, 90 percent and 85 percent, respectively.
This year will also be a bumper grain harvest to realize a target of 1.3 trillion catties (650 million tons), said Zeng Yande, head of the development and planning department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Farmers air harvest corn in Xinmiao village of Zibo, East China's Shandong province, Oct 8, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A bird stands in a heap of corn in Handan, Hebei province, Oct 11, 2022. [Photo/VCG]
A villager harvests rice in Chenji town of Yizheng, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 9, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers harvest rice in Wanqiao town, Yunan province, Oct 8, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager harvests rice in Congjiang county, Guizhou province, Oct 10, 2022. [Photo/VCG]
A man drives a farm machine to harvest rice in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, Oct 11, 2022. [Photo/VCG]
