Large-scale summer harvest begins in China

At present, the summer harvest of grain is just in time. This year, the central government put grain output into the macro-economic control target for the first time, and summer grain production is the first challenge. Summer grain gradually ripens from south to north. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the single-day harvest of summer grain in China has exceeded 3 million mu, marking the start of the large-scale of summer harvest. The main producing areas should continuously improve the management level of agricultural machinery technology, reduce the loss of machine revenue and promote the increase of production and income.

Photo taken on May 31, 2021 shows harvester harvesting wheat in the field of Dongyang Village, Jin'an District, Lu'an City, east China's Anhui Province. (Chen Li/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 25, 2021 shows the five large combined harvesters shuttling back and forth among the 37,000 mu of wheat in Longji Town, Sihong County, Suqian City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Zhang Lianhua/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 21, 2021 shows the harvest scenery of wheat in Hemu Village, Deqing County, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Wang Zheng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 25, 2021 shows several harvesters unloading the newly harvested wheat in Chongchuan District, Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xu Congjun/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 24, 2021 shows the harvester working in the wheat fields of Dali Village, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province. (Yan Xin/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 21, 2021 shows several combined harvesters busy working in the grain production functional area of Heping Village, Changxing County, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Wu Zheng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 21, 2021 shows a tracker ploughing for sowing in the farmland of Huayanghe Farm in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province. (Li Long/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 25, 2021 shows farmers harvesting wheat in Xiaolianzhuang Village, Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province. (Wang Shuangzheng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on May 27, 2021 shows the harvest scenery of wheat fields in Xiaowan Village, Wudian Town, Zaoyang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Yang Dong/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on June 1, 2021 shows the harvesters working at a high-quality farmland in Zhaohe Town, Mengzhou City, central China's Henan Province. (Bai Shuiping/Guangming Picture)