China on track for another bumper harvest
In Australia, Grain Central reported that China’s winter-crop harvest reportedly topped 150 million tons for the first time this year, while the autumn harvest, which accounts for around three-quarters of the nation’s annual grain output, is in full swing with the Asian powerhouse on track for another bumper year.
The National Bureau of Statistics recorded nationwide output from the summer harvest at 150.75 million, around 0.7% higher than last year. The bureau reported that a total of 26.53 million hectares (Mha) were planted to winter crops, just 0.2 percentage points lower than the 2025-26 season.
The average yield across all the harvested crops came in at 5.68t/ha, an increase of 0.8pc compared to the 2025 harvest, according to the report.
This year’s wheat harvest reportedly totaled 138.95 million tons, an increase of 800,000 tons, or 0.6 percentage points, compared to the 2025 campaign. The planted area of 23 million hectares fell 0.3 percentage points from last season, while the average wheat yield rose by 0.9 percentage points to 6.04t/ha, the report added.
Category: Food & Agriculture
