National Bureau of Statistics: In 2025, the country's grain production will increase by 1.2% by 1429.75 billion kg

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on December 12, Wei Fenghua, director of the Rural Affairs Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, explained the grain production situation. In 2025, the country's summer grain production was 299.49 billion kg, a decrease of 290 million kg over the previous year; early rice production was 57.03 billion kg, an increase of 680 million kg over the previous year. The area sown for autumn grains across the country has steadily increased slightly, and production is generally stable in most rural areas. Coupled with the continuous adjustment of the planting structure, the area of high-yielding corn has increased a lot, driving an increase in autumn grain production. The Huanghuaihai region was affected by continuous rainy weather during the harvest period, and mildew appeared in some crops, which had a certain impact on grain production. Excluding yield losses due to mildew, the country's autumn grain production was 1073.23 billion kg, an increase of 16.36 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.5%. The total annual grain output was 1429.75 billion kg, an increase of 16.75 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.2%.

The original text is as follows:

The country will achieve a good harvest in 2025

——Wei Fenghua, Director of the Rural Affairs Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, explains the food production situation

In 2025, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, departments in all regions strictly implemented arable land protection and food security responsibilities, overcame the impact of natural disasters such as droughts and floods, and carried out unrelenting grain production to achieve a good harvest throughout the year. In 2025, the country's grain production was 1429.75 billion kg, an increase of 16.75 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.2%, and stabilized at more than 1.4 trillion kg.

1. The area planted with grain increased by 1.348 million mu, an increase of 0.1%

In 2025, the country will focus on improving the grain production support policy system, continue to raise the minimum purchase price of wheat and early indica rice, improve various subsidy policies, expand the full cost insurance and planting income insurance coverage area for major food varieties, initiate the implementation of inter-provincial horizontal benefit compensation for grain production and marketing areas under the coordination of the central government, increase support for major grain-producing counties, and fully mobilize farmers' enthusiasm to grow food and collect food locally. All regions have strictly implemented the shared responsibility of the Party and government for food security, strengthened the protection and quality improvement of arable land, and taken more measures to stabilize the sown area of grain through measures such as optimizing planting structures, promoting comprehensive land remediation, and increasing the reclamation and use of abandoned land. The country planted 1,791 million mu of grain, an increase of 1.348 million mu over the previous year, an increase of 0.1%, and continued to grow for 6 consecutive years.

(1) The area of corn has increased a lot, and the area of rice and wheat is basically stable. In 2025, 1,509 million mu of grain were planted in the country, an increase of 2,413 million mu over the previous year, an increase of 0.2%. Among them, 674 million mu of corn were sown, an increase of 3.31 million mu over the previous year, an increase of 0.5%, for three consecutive years; 435 million mu of rice was planted, an increase of 79,000 mu over the previous year, a slight increase of flat; 354 million mu of wheat was sown, a decrease of 83,000 mu from the previous year, which is basically the same.

(2) There was a slight decrease in the area of beans and potatoes. In 2025, 177 million mu of beans were planted in the country, a decrease of 625,000 mu and a decrease of 0.4% over the previous year. Among them, 154 million mu of soybeans were planted, a decrease of 99.00,000 mu from the previous year, a decrease of 0.6%, but it remained stable at more than 150 million mu for four consecutive years. The area of potatoes planted in the country was 105 million mu, a decrease of 440,000 mu over the previous year, a decrease of 0.4%.

2. Grain yield increased by 4.4 kg per mu, an increase of 1.1%

In 2025, although some regions experienced droughts, floods, and continuous rain, which had a certain impact on grain production, most rural areas in the country had a good match between light and water, and weather conditions were generally favorable to the growth and development of food crops and yield formation. All regions have further expanded the scale of implementation of grain yield improvement projects, increased the promotion of technologies such as rational densification and integration of water and fertilizer, and promoted a continuous increase in grain yield levels. The country's grain yield was 399.1 kg/mu, an increase of 4.4 kg per mu over the previous year, an increase of 1.1%.

(1) The yield of corn and rice increased, while the yield of wheat remained flat. In 2025, the country's grain yield was 437.4 kg/mu, an increase of 4.6 kg per mu over the previous year, an increase of 1.1%. Among them, the yield of corn was 446.7 kg/mu, an increase of 7.2 kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.6%; the yield of rice was 480.4 kg/mu, an increase of 3.4 kg over the previous year, an increase of 0.7%; and the yield of wheat was 396.0 kg/mu, the same as the previous year.

(2) The yield of both beans and potatoes has increased. In 2025, the country's yield of beans was 135.4 kg/mu. The yield per mu increased by 2.2 kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.6%. Among them, the yield of soybeans was 135.9 kg/mu, an increase of 2.5 kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.9%. The national potato yield was 292.3 kg/mu, an increase of 2.7 kg over the previous year, an increase of 0.9%.

3. Total grain production increased by 16.75 billion kg, an increase of 1.2%

In 2025, the country's summer grain production was 299.49 billion kg, a decrease of 290 million kg over the previous year; early rice production was 57.03 billion kg, an increase of 680 million kg over the previous year. The area sown for autumn grains across the country has steadily increased slightly, and production is generally stable in most rural areas. Coupled with the continuous adjustment of the planting structure, the area of high-yielding corn has increased a lot, driving an increase in autumn grain production. The Huanghuaihai region was affected by continuous rainy weather during the harvest period, and mildew appeared in some crops, which had a certain impact on grain production. Excluding yield losses due to mildew, the country's autumn grain production was 1073.23 billion kg, an increase of 16.36 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.5%. The total annual grain output was 1429.75 billion kg, an increase of 16.75 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.2%.

(1) Production of corn and rice has increased, and wheat production has remained basically the same. In 2025, the country's cereal production was 1320.41 billion kg, an increase of 15.84 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.2%. Among them, corn production was 602.47 billion kg, an increase of 12.64 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 2.1%, which was the main factor in the increase in grain production; rice production was 418.08 billion kg, an increase of 3.01 billion kg over the previous year, an increase of 0.7%; and wheat production was 28.14 billion kg, a slight decrease of 50 million kg from the previous year, which was basically the same.

(2) Production of beans and potatoes increased steadily. In 2025, the country's production of beans was 47.86 billion kg, an increase of 610 million kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.3%. Among them, soybean production was 41.81 billion kg, an increase of 520 million kg over the previous year, an increase of 1.3%. The country's potato production was 61.47 billion kg, an increase of 310 million kg over the previous year, an increase of 0.5%.

(3) Most provinces have increased grain production, and the main production areas have had an obvious effect on increasing production. Of the country's 31 provinces (districts and municipalities), 29 have increased grain production. Among them, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang increased grain production by a total of 11.47 billion kg, driven by factors such as planting structure adjustments and favorable climatic conditions, accounting for nearly 70% of the country's increase.

In 2025, the country's grain production stabilized at more than 1.4 trillion kg, ensuring that the Chinese people are firmly in their hands, laying a solid foundation for accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and firmly promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, providing strong support for consolidating and expanding the economic recovery momentum and continuing to promote high-quality development. It also made positive contributions to stabilizing the global food market and maintaining world food security.

This article was edited by the National Bureau of Statistics, Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Wenfang.