date:Feb 19, 2013
orded a grain output of more than 589 million tons in 2012. It was the ninth consecutive year of increased grain harvests, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Meanwhile, the country has experienced rising imports of grain in recent years mainly due to rapid urbanization and changes in consumer demand.
More than 260 million farmers have switched to non-agricultural jobs in cities, which may hamper the country's grain harvest, said Chen Xiwen, director of the Office of the Communist Party