CHINESE VICE-PREMIER SAYS CHINA FOOD PRODUCTION SOUND
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINESE grain production has been exceeding demand and is set to grow still further, China's vice-premier Hui Liangyu has said. Output has increased since 2004, exceeding 500 million tonnes in 2008, he told delegates at the recent World Summit on Food Security, in Rome. "We expect another bumper harvest this year", he said, noting that further investment in Chinese food production was on its way, partly because through economic stimulus spending. The vice-premier said: "We have made clear in our response to the international ...
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