Pan Wenbo, director of the planting management department of the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas, said on April 4 that the grain planting area in China has increased steadily this year. At present, the growth of summer grain is good and the harvest is based. The progress of spring sowing is generally smooth, and the grain production has a good start.

He made the above statement at the press conference of the joint defense and control mechanism of the State Council on April 4.Pan said that in order to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, China has taken a series of "unconventional" measures this year to stabilize food production and achieved positive results. "We firmly believe that as long as the responsibilities are put down, measures are put in place and concerted efforts are made, we will be able to stabilize grain production this year, and we are confident and determined to secure the jobs of the Chinese people." Pan said.
In terms of optimizing the grain structure, he said that this year, the planting area of the two major grain ration varieties of rice and wheat should continue to stabilize at 800 million mu. At the same time, according to the market demand, we should optimize the quality structure, develop strong gluten and weak gluten wheat, high-quality rice and high protein soybean, and meet the diversified market demand.

As of April 3, 80% of early rice seedlings have been raised and 40% of early rice transplants have been planted in China. The progress is obviously faster than that of the same period last year.

China's grain output has been stable at more than 1.3 trillion Jin for five consecutive years, reaching 1327.7 billion jin last year. Novel coronavirus pneumonia has provided a solid foundation for China's economic and social development, and also provided strong support for effective coping with the new crown pneumonia epidemic.