China's 2023 grain output hits record high

China's grain output rose by 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday.

This is the ninth consecutive year that China has registered a grain harvest of over 650 million tons. With the country’s grain output reaching a new high in 2023, it has laid a solid foundation for the country to advance rural revitalization across the board and move faster to build up its strength in agriculture, NBS official Wang Guirong said.