China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of autumn harvest in Heilongjiang STORYLINE: Sunday will mark the 42nd World Food Day. Heilongjiang Province, known as China's "grain barn," is witnessing a bumper autumn harvest. Last year, the province saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kg. This year, the total sown area in Heilongjiang stands at over 218 million mu (about 14.53 million hectares). The province is China's main soybean production base, contributing to more than 40 percent of the country's total soybean planting area. It has achieved its target of adding 10 million mu (about 666,667 hectares) of soybean plantation this year, with its total soybean growing area exceeding 68.5 million mu (about 4.57 million hectares). The province's soybean output is estimated to hit 8.5 billion kg this year, about 1.3 billion kg more than last yea

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