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Winter wheat output this year is expected to dip slightly because of abnormal changing climate, according to a summer conference, in Beijing’s Fangshan district, on June 20, where the deputy mayor, Lin Keqing described some major tasks and work projects. Continued cold from the early spring, foggy weather, drought, and rain have brought down the winter wheat around the city and overall output is expected to be lower last year’s.
The undesirable climate will also makes summer work tougher. As of May 31, only 45,380 hectares of spring corn had been sowed, or 70.4 percent of the planned amount. A continued drought also forced 286,500-mu(19,100 hectares) of spring corn sowing to be delayed to summer.
Lin asked some districts and counties to get ready for unexpected weather conditions and work against the clock in planting and harvesting. He asked everyone to prepare enough machinery, fertilizer, pesticides and seeds andwatch for price fluctuation, while emphasizing the need for major agriculture companies to play a leading role in infrastructure, and ensure product quality and animal disease prevention.
