China's grain output hits new high in 2025

A staff member operates a shovel loader to arrange dried corn kernels at a factory of a farming company under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Lu Wenxiang/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China recorded another bumper grain harvest last year, pushing output to a fresh high despite bouts of drought, flooding and prolonged rainfall in parts of the country, official data showed Thursday.

Grain production reached about 714.9 million tonnes in 2025, an increase of 8.4 million tonnes from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The output has stayed above 700 million tonnes for two consecutive years. ■