China's 2007 grain production to touch 500 mn tons
China said on Sunday, it is expecting to produce a record high of more than 500 million tons of grain this year, but the country has to maintain that output up to 2010 if it wants to ensure an adequate food supply.
By PTI |
BEIJING: China said on Sunday, it is expecting to produce a record high of more than 500 million tons of grain this year, but the country has to maintain that output up to 2010 if it wants to ensure an adequate food supply.
Wei Chao'an, Vice minister of Agriculture, said the forecast grain output this year indicates China's grain production has entered a new stage of development.
"However, we still are faced with some new problems in stabilising grain production" Wei told a national meeting on grain production at Hefei, capital Anhui Province in east China..
Wei said tight global grain supply and dwindling grain reserves had triggered the grain price rise.
The growing oil price worldwide not only propelled the production of fuel with grain as a raw material, but also increased the cost of grain transport.
In China, he said, extreme weather conditions have made agricultural disaster prevention and reduction more difficult.
"National disasters in the first nine months of this year resulted in a loss of 44.5 million tons of grain," Wei said.
Wei Chao'an, Vice minister of Agriculture, said the forecast grain output this year indicates China's grain production has entered a new stage of development.
"However, we still are faced with some new problems in stabilising grain production" Wei told a national meeting on grain production at Hefei, capital Anhui Province in east China..
Wei said tight global grain supply and dwindling grain reserves had triggered the grain price rise.
The growing oil price worldwide not only propelled the production of fuel with grain as a raw material, but also increased the cost of grain transport.
In China, he said, extreme weather conditions have made agricultural disaster prevention and reduction more difficult.
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"National disasters in the first nine months of this year resulted in a loss of 44.5 million tons of grain," Wei said.
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