Rain, snow may eat into grain harvest
By Zhou Siyu in Beijing and Liu Ce in Shenyang | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-11 07:56
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Corn harvested in Luobei county, Heilongjiang province, last autumn has turned moldy as a result of excessive rain and snow in Northeast China, causing heavy losses for local farmers. Wang Kai / Xinhua |
Excessive rain and snow in Northeast China - the country's main grain-growing area - has delayed spring plowing by about 10 days, with some doubting that the country will achieve yet another increase in its grain harvest this year.
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