Overheated planet update: China expecting eighth consecutive year of bumper harvests

Bumper harvest expected as autumn production proceeds smoothly: official

This year's summer grain output stands at 126.27 million metric tons, up 2.5 percent from a year ago.

China had a bumper harvest for the seventh consecutive year in 2010, with grain output up 2.9 percent year-on-year to hit 546.41 million metric tons.