A farmer loads the harvest onto a tractor in Wuchuan county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 9, 2011. The grain output for the whole autonomous region is expected to reach 23 million tons. The Ministry of Agriculture says early forecasts show that China' grain output for 2011 is expected to reach 550 million tons, making 2011 the eighth consecutive year that country's grain output has increased. [Photo/Xinhua]