Northeast Grain Output Hits New High, Accounting for 23.8% of the National Total

According to a notice from the National Bureau of Statistics, the total grain output of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces has hit a new high again, making the region the fastest-growing and largest contributor to the country's grain growth, further giving play to the important role of the“big granary”and the“stabilizer of the grain market.”

According to the notice on 2015 grain output recently issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, the national total grain output was 621.435 million tons, of which the total grain output of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia was 148.005 million tons. The share of the four provinces and autonomous region in the national total grain output rose from 17.7% in 2003 to 23.8% in 2015.

The data show that the national total grain output in 2015 increased by 14.408 million tons over 2014, a rise of 2.4%. The total grain output of the four provinces and autonomous region in Northeast China increased by 5.195 million tons over 2014, accounting for more than 36% of the national increase in grain output.