date:Jan 02, 2014
sts and wet weather in May and June took a toll on China's output in the wheat-producing provinces of Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shaanxi this year, Hu said.
The CNGOIC estimated that China's wheat output this year likely will total 118 million tonnes, down 2.6 million tonnes from 2012.
China purchased 5.12 million tonnes of wheat from the world market between January and November this year, a 39 per cent rise in demand from the same period last year.
Its wheat imports nearly tripled to 3.68 mi