The harvesting of the summer crops was almost concluded by early October. At the same period, the sowing of winter crops also completed. According to the meteorological information provided by National Climate Centre, the accumulated rainfall for the past 30 days (September 30th to October 29th)was generally above average over the winter crops major producing regions except for Jiangsu, Anhui, eastern Shandong and eastern Hubei. Overallsufficient rainfall is beneficial for the emergence of winter crops and gives good prospects for early-stage development.