China’s total grain production in 2025 reached 714.88 mln tons

Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on January 19 show that China achieved a record grain harvest in 2025, with livestock production showing steady growth.

The country’s total grain production for the year reached 714.88 million tons, up 8.38 million tons or 1.2% from the previous year. Specifically, summer grain production totaled 149.75 million tons, down 0.1%; early rice production totaled 28.51 million tons, up 1.2%; and autumn grain production totaled 536.62 million tons, up 1.5%. By crop type: wheat production reached 140.07 million tons, remaining virtually unchanged; corn production totaled 301.24 million tons, up 2.1%; Rice production amounted to 209.04 million tons, an increase of 0.7%; soybean production amounted to 20.91 million tons, an increase of 1.3%.

Annual production of pig, cattle, sheep, and poultry meat reached 100.72 million tons, an increase of 4.2% compared to the previous year and exceeding 100 million tons for the first time. Specifically, pork production reached 59.38 million tons, an increase of 4.1%; beef production – 8.01 million tons, an increase of 2.8%; mutton production – 4.96 million tons, a decrease of 4.2%; and poultry production – 28.37 million tons, an increase of 6.7%. Milk production amounted to 40.91 million tons, an increase of 0.3%. Egg production fell to 34.98 million tons, down 2.5%. The number of pigs slaughtered reached 719.73 million, up 2.4% year-on-year. The pig population at the end of the year totaled 429.67 million, up 0.5%.

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