China will continue to expand the soybean planting area to above 150 million mu this year. The government will support the northeast region to develop the whole industrial chain of soybean processing and soybean-related agricultural products.
The central government has unveiled a closely watched guideline aimed at increasing the nation's annual food yield by more than 50 million metric tons by 2030, with corn and soybean productivity being the focus, according to the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner.
The World Food Programme is closely following China's food policymaking and global aid initiatives, according to the United Nations agency's China Representative Zhao Bing, who praised the country's food supply situation as a bright spot against rising world hunger over the past decade.
China's food yield data is genuine and reliable, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Tang Renjian reassured the public on 5th of March, after authorities reported grain output reached a historical high last year despite a string of extreme weather events.
China has purchased more than 400 million tons of grain in 2023, meanwhile a total of 120 million tons of autumn grain has been purchased by the nation's major grain producers so far, reaching the highest level in recent years. Autumn grain purchase was faster than that of last year, state broadcaster CCTV reported on 9th of Jan.