date:Dec 07, 2012
eplaced wheat as China's largest grain variety, the statement said.
In 2012, China's grain planting areas totalled 116.83 billion hectares, slightly rising 0.6 per cent from 2011, the NBS said.
The statement attributed the growth to the generally favorable weather conditions in the country's farming regions, as well as the government's increasing input in the area to ensure food security for the country's 1.3 billion people.
This year, China expanded the subsidy program in agricultural produc