Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 14 (Reporter Wei Yukun) This year, my country has a bumper harvest of summer grains. The National Bureau of Statistics released data on the 14th. In 2021, the total output of summer grains in the country was 145.82 million tons (291.6 billion jin), an increase of 2.967 million tons (5.93 billion jin) from 2020, an increase of 2.1%.
The data shows that the sown area of summer grains has resumed growth. In 2021, the national summer grain sown area is 26,438 thousand hectares (396.57 million acres), an increase of 265.5 thousand hectares (3.982 million acres) over 2020, an increase of 1.0%, reversing the downward trend for five consecutive years.
Li Suoqiang, director of the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, analyzed that the main reason for the increase in the area of summer grain sown is that all localities have implemented the same responsibility for food security, the party and the government, layered the responsibility for grain production, and implemented the most stringent farmland protection system. At the same time, it has further increased its support for grain production, raised the minimum purchase price of wheat, and stabilized farmers’ grain subsidies. In addition, since last year, grain prices have risen, farmers’ income from growing grain has increased, stabilizing market expectations, and farmers’ willingness to grow.
The yield per unit of summer grain increased steadily. In 2021, the national summer grain yield is 5515.7 kg/ha (367.7 kg/mu), an increase of 57.4 kg/ha (3.8 kg/mu) over 2020, an increase of 1.1%, which is an increase for three consecutive years.
According to Li Suoqiang’s analysis, the increase in summer grain yield is due to the overall favorable climate conditions. Since autumn and winter planting, most of the main producing areas have had sufficient rainfall, sufficient heat, and suitable moisture conditions. The weather conditions are generally conducive to summer grain growth and yield formation; second, field management has been achieved. Strengthen, in response to the high risk of wheat stripe rust and head blight, localities formulate prevention and control plans as early as possible, increase pest prevention and control, and effectively control pests in the later stage; third, continuous improvement of agricultural production conditions, construction of drought and flood protection, high yield and stable production For high-standard farmland, various forms of production trusteeship shall be carried out according to local conditions, and agricultural production technologies such as fine varieties and standardized planting, water-saving and stable production shall be actively promoted to promote the steady increase of yield per unit.
“The bumper summer grain harvest in 2021 has laid a solid foundation for the annual grain output to remain above 1.3 trillion catties, providing a good start and a good start for the 14th Five-Year Plan, promoting high-quality economic and social development, and building a new development pattern. Strong support.” Li Suoqiang said.
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