China's early rice output stays above 28 million tonnes for sixth straight year
全国早稻产量连续6年稳定超560亿斤
China's 2026 early rice harvest reached 28.29 million tonnes, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on August 21. The figure marks the sixth consecutive year output has held above 28 million tonnes, though it slipped 0.8% from 2025. Officials attributed the slight decline to heavy rain during flowering and typhoons at harvest in southern growing regions, while stressing that expanded acreage and supportive farm policies kept the crop broadly stable.
The view from inside
The report frames the harvest as a hard-won stability (总体保持稳定) achieved through state stewardship. The vocabulary is administrative and reassuring: policies are described as 强农惠农富农 (strengthening agriculture, benefiting…
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