China’s corn planting area is expected to be reduced by 1.33 million hectares in 2017 as the country seeks to address excessive corn stock, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and 发表于新华网.
The reductions mainly concentrate in areas with low and unsteady output, including the country’s arid northwest and desertified regions in the southwest.
Years of support for corn farmers has left China with a substantial stockpile. In 2016, China’s corn output stood at around 220 million tonnes, while stocks amounted to 230 million tonnes.
为了平衡市场，中国自 2016 年以来一直在推动农业改革，敦促农民调整作物结构，停止盲目扩张，专注于可持续发展，特别是在玉米产业。