China News Service, February 28. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Statistics released the Communiqué on the National Economic and Social Development of 2019 on the 28th. According to the communique, pork output in 2019 was 42.55 million tons, a decrease of 21.3%.

The total area of ​​grain planted in the year was 116.06 million hectares, a decrease of 970,000 hectares from the previous year. Among them, the area of ​​wheat planted was 23.73 million hectares, a decrease of 540,000 hectares; the area of ​​planted rice was 29.69 million hectares, a decrease of 500,000 hectares; the area of ​​corn planted was 41.28 million hectares, a decrease of 850,000 hectares. Cotton planting area was 3.34 million hectares, a decrease of 20,000 hectares. Oil planting area was 12.93 million hectares, an increase of 60,000 hectares. The area of ​​sugar planting was 1.62 million hectares, a decrease of 10,000 hectares.

The annual grain output was 666.84 million tons, an increase of 5.94 million tons or 0.9% over the previous year. Among them, the output of summer grain was 14.16 million tons, an increase of 2.0%; the output of early rice was 26.27 million tons, a decrease of 8.1%; the output of autumn grain was 49.597 million tons, an increase of 1.1%. The annual grain output was 614.68 million tons, an increase of 0.6% over the previous year. Among them, rice output was 20.961 million tons, a 1.2% decrease; wheat output was 13.35 million tons, an increase of 1.6%; corn output was 26.077 million tons, an increase of 1.4%.

The annual cotton output was 5.89 million tons, a decrease of 3.5% over the previous year. Oil production was 34.95 million tons, an increase of 1.8%. The output of sugar was 122.04 million tons, an increase of 2.2%. The output of tea was 2.8 million tons, an increase of 7.2%.

The annual output of pork, beef, sheep and poultry was 76.49 million tons, a decrease of 10.2% over the previous year. Among them, pork output was 42.55 million tons, down 21.3%; beef output was 6.67 million tons, up 3.6%; mutton output was 4.88 million tons, up 2.6%; poultry meat output was 22.39 million tons, up 12.3%. The output of poultry eggs was 33.09 million tons, an increase of 5.8%. Milk output was 32.01 million tons, an increase of 4.1%. At the end of the year, the number of live pigs on the market was 31.041 million, a decrease of 27.5%; the number of live pigs on the market was 54.19 million, a decrease of 21.6%.

The annual output of aquatic products was 64.5 million tons, a decrease of 0.1% over the previous year. Among them, the output of cultured aquatic products was 50.5 million tons, an increase of 1.0%; the output of fishing aquatic products was 14 million tons, a decrease of 5.0%.

The annual timber output was 90.28 million cubic meters, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year.

In the year, 270,000 hectares of arable land were added for irrigation, and 1.46 million hectares of new and efficient water-saving irrigation were added.