date:Feb 19, 2013
or storage by farmers who have not yet placed their grain on the market, according to the administration.
Currently, the amount of grain stored by local farmers accounts for around half of the country's annual grain output, Ren said.
Another 7.5 million tons of grain are wasted in storage and transport, and more than 6.5 million tons of grain are wasted in processing, he said.
Meanwhile, food valued at 200 billion yuan ($32 billion) is thrown away in China every year, he said.
The country rec