China’s summer wheat output rose one per cent this year, boosted by additional acreage in a traditional cotton-growing region and higher yields, said official data released July 14.
Summer wheat output in the world’s top wheat grower reached 135.76 million tonnes in 2022, the National Statistics Bureau said, helped by a 0.7 per cent increase in yields and a slight gain in acreage.
Prices of wheat harvested in China rose to their highest levels on record in June, despite stable demand. They were pushed up by surging farming costs, tight stocks and concerns that heavy rains last year would lead to a smaller crop.
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China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang also increased spring wheat planting by more than 600,000 mu (99,000 acres), taking share from its cotton acreage, an agriculture ministry official told a news briefing.
Gansu and Ningxia regions also in the northwest increased spring wheat planting acreage by more than 66,000 acres and 49,000 acres respectively, added Pan Wenbo, director of the planting management department at the ministry.
He added that the quality of wheat was “the best in recent years” owing to good weather and timely harvests, but warned of ongoing risk from natural disasters to crops.
Some areas of northeastern provinces Liaoning and Jilin were recently hit by rainstorms that affected corn crops, said Pan, without elaborating on the extent of damage.
