The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on the 23rd that China’s
autumn grain harvest has surpassed 80%. By region, the Northeast, Northwest and
Huang-Huai-Hai areas are above 80%; the middle‑lower Yangtze River basin is over
60%; South China is above 30%. Winter wheat sowing is over 30% nationally:
Huang‑Huai‑Hai above 20%, Northwest nearly 90%, Southwest above 20%, and the
middle‑lower Yangtze area reports only scattered sowing. (Xinhua)