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Authors: 超级管理员 | Edit: xingqiang

At the time of reporting, the bulk of the maize, rice,wheat, and soybean harvest is over. Table 4.2 lists the estimated production numbers for maize, rice, wheat, and soybean in China for 2014, with estimates based on remote sensing, agricultural statistics, and other ground data.Details for China’s rice production—distinguishing single, early, and late rice—are provided in table 4.3. Single-crop rice (one cropper year) is mainly located in the Northeast, Central, and Eastern China and Sichuan province, while double-crop rice is found in Southern China. Areas with three crops occur in the south of China, such as Guangdong and Guangxiprovinces.

The production of maize and soybean in China is estimated to decrease in 2014 compared with the previous season, while wheat production(including winter wheat and spring wheat) is estimated to increase by 1%. Maize production is expected to reach 201 million tons, which represents a decrease of 1% when compared to 2013, mainly due to a decrease in yield. Soybean production will reach 13.1 million tons, with a drop of 1% because of the decrease in harvested area compared to last year’s. Rice production is stable:the production of single rice increases, while the production of early rice falls (table 4.3).

Out of seventeen monitored provinces, only Chongqing,Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, and Ningxia have an estimated increase in maize production above 2%. On the contrary, Gansu, Yunnan, and Inner Mongolia record the largest decreases in maize production because of a combination of reduced area and decreased yield due to drought. Liaoning and Henan are the two provinces with the largest decreases (-4%) in maize yield due to the severe drought in August.

Soybeans in Henan show the largest drop in production, as both area and yield are low. Due to an increase in area, soybean production in Jilin rises by an estimated 2%.

 

Table 4.2. China, 2014production (thousand tons) and difference with 2013 (percentage)

 

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

Anhui

3632

-4

17151

3

11375

-2

1098

0

Chongqing

2099

3

4785

1

1119

-2

 

 

Fujian

 

 

2812

1

 

 

 

 

Gansu

4604

-7

 

 

4490

-4

 

 

Guangdong

 

 

11073

2

 

 

 

 

Guangxi

 

 

10983

2

 

 

 

 

Guizhou

5004

6

5148

1

 

 

 

 

Hebei

16237

-2

 

 

10609

-2

172

-1

Heilongjiang

26303

3

20231

4

1460

-7

4586

-1

Henan

16008

-4

3895

1

25747

-1

737

-5

Hubei

 

 

15912

3

4450

-3

 

 

Hunan

 

 

25394

5

 

 

 

 

Inner Mongolia

14360

-5

 

 

5762

-2

836

-1

Jiangsu

2227

3

16569

3

9501

1

781

-2

Jiangxi

 

 

17365

4

 

 

 

 

Jilin

24032

0

5022

1

 

 

660

2

Liaoning

12889

-3

4709

1

 

 

511

-2

Ningxia

1797

7

545

0

2315

5

 

 

Shaanxi

3870

-3

1040

0

3953

-8

 

 

Shandong

18356

-1

 

 

21886

1

659

-5

Shanxi

9593

-2

 

 

2095

-5

187

-3

Sichuan

7101

1

14676

3

4596

2

 

 

Yunnan

5613

-5

5332

1

 

 

 

 

Zhejiang

 

 

2786

1

 

 

 

 

Sub-total

173725

-1

185430

0

96393

1

10227

-1

Other 12 provinces

18226

0

15740

1

19140

3

2852

-1

China total

191952

-1

201167

1

119735

1

13079

-1

Note: Δ%=percentage difference with 2013.

As shown in table 4.3, the single-crop rice production decreases in Shaanxi (-1%) and Henan province (-5%) due to drought. Yield dropped in both provinces due to drought, while in Henan, areas were affected as well. In Ningxia, the single rice production increases by 18% due to an increase in cultivated area and yield.

Overall, CropWatch puts the combined production of the main cereals (wheat, rice, and maize) in China for 2014 at 513 million tons.Combined with an estimated 51 million tons of other crops including tubers,legumes (including 13 million tons of soybean), and other minor cereals such as millet, the total estimated production for China is 564 tons—a modest decrease compared to 2013 (-0.1%). The total output for summer crops is projected at 405million tons, a decrease of 1.8 million tons (-0.5%) compared with 2013. The main decease comes from the decreased yield of maize due to the severe drought developed in July and August, particularly in Liaoning, Henan, and Inner Mongolia.

 

Table 4.3. China, 2014 single rice,early rice, and late rice production and difference with 2013, by province(thousand tons).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

Anhui

13448

3

1910

-1

1792

1

Chongqing

4785

-2

 

 

 

 

Fujian

 

 

1680

0

1132

-1

Gansu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guangdong

 

 

5207

-1

5866

1

Guangxi

 

 

5428

-1

5556

2

Guizhou

5148

0

 

 

 

 

Hebei

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heilongjiang

20231

1

 

 

 

 

Henan

3895

-5

 

 

 

 

Hubei

10688

1

2399

-2

2826

-1

Hunan

8338

3

8278

-3

8777

-1

Inner Mongolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jiangsu

16569

-1

 

 

 

 

Jiangxi

2876

3

7297

2

7192

-1

Jilin

5022

-1

 

 

 

 

Liaoning

4709

0

 

 

 

 

Ningxia

545

18

 

 

 

 

Shaanxi

1040

-1

 

 

 

 

Shandong

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shanxi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sichuan

14676

1

 

 

 

 

Yunnan

5332

5

 

 

 

 

Zhejiang

 

 

1509

-1

1277

-1

Sub total

117302

1

33708

-1

34418

0

Other provinces

12865

3

1679

-1

1196

8

China

130167

1

35387

-1

35614

0

Anhui

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chongqing

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

2014

Δ%

Fujian

13448

3

1910

-1

1792

1

Gansu

4785

-2

 

 

 

 

Guangdong

 

 

1680

0

1132

-1

Guangxi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guizhou

 

 

5207

-1

5866

1

Hebei

 

 

5428

-1

5556

2

Heilongjiang

5148

0

 

 

 

 

Henan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hubei

20231

1

 

 

 

 

Hunan

3895

-5

 

 

 

 

Inner Mongolia

10688

1

2399

-2

2826

-1

Jiangsu

8338

3

8278

-3

8777

-1

Jiangxi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jilin

16569

-1

 

 

 

 

Liaoning

2876

3

7297

2

7192

-1

Ningxia

5022

-1

 

 

 

 

Shaanxi

4709

0

 

 

 

 

Shandong

545

18

 

 

 

 

Shanxi

1040

-1

 

 

 

 

Sichuan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yunnan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhejiang

14676

1

 

 

 

 

Sub total

5332

5

 

 

 

 

Other provinces

 

 

1509

-1

1277

-1

China

117302

1

33708

-1

34418

0

 

12865

3

1679

-1

1196

8

 

130167

1

35387

-1

35614

0