As of October 28, 2015, China's autumn grain harvest has exceeded 80 percent

Xinhua News Agency Beijing, October 28 (Reporter Wang Yu) Information from the Ministry of Agriculture's agricultural conditions dispatch shows that as of now, more than 83% of the national autumn grain harvest has been completed, 4.5 percentage points slower than the same period last year.

Ministry of Agriculture information shows that currently mid-season rice (single-season rice) has been 82.7% harvested, 2.3 percentage points slower than the same period last year; corn has been 90.1% harvested, 6.7 percentage points slower than the same period last year; soybeans have been 93.4% harvested, 3.8 percentage points slower than the same period last year.

It is reported that the slower harvest progress is mainly due to the delayed frost period and fine weather in the Northeast region this year, with late harvesting being promoted. Double-season late rice has been 30.6% harvested, 2.5 percentage points slower than the same period last year, mainly because some late rice in the Yangtze River basin experienced continuous overcast and rainy weather in July and August, delaying the growth period by about one week.

As of October 26, 75.0% of winter wheat has been sown nationwide, with progress flat compared with the same period last year; 68.0% of winter rapeseed has been sown nationwide, 2.7 percentage points slower than the same period last year.