Corn purchases in major producing areas reached 97.53 million tons as of February 5

According to statistics, as of February 5, grain enterprises of various types in 14 major mid-to-late indica rice producing areas including Hubei and Anhui had cumulatively purchased 28.21 million tons of newly harvested mid-to-late indica rice, a decrease of 1.52 million tons from the same period last year; grain enterprises of various types in 7 major japonica rice producing areas including Heilongjiang and Jilin had cumulatively purchased 38.52 million tons of newly harvested japonica rice, an increase of 8.39 million tons from the same period last year; grain enterprises of various types in 5 major soybean producing areas including Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang had cumulatively purchased 1.65 million tons of newly harvested soybeans, a decrease of 2.25 million tons from the same period last year; grain enterprises of various types in 11 major corn producing areas including Hebei and Heilongjiang had cumulatively purchased 97.53 million tons of newly harvested corn, an increase of 16.89 million tons from the same period last year.