China News Service, Urumqi, September 12 (Gou Jipeng) On the evening of the 12th, Xinjiang held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control.

At the meeting, Xu Tao, deputy director of the Xinjiang Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced the overall situation of Xinjiang's agricultural production under the current situation of epidemic prevention and control, the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control by agricultural and rural departments, and the stable production and supply of important agricultural products.

　　Xu Tao said that during the epidemic, Xinjiang has fully completed the finishing work of summer grains. This year, the sown area of ​​summer grains in the region is 17.3715 million mu, with a total output of 6.552 million tons and a unit yield of 377.16 kg/mu, an increase of 281,200 mu, 138,700 tons and 1.92 kg/mu respectively over the previous year. mu.

The region's 2023 winter wheat production binding target and task of 12.75 million mu was issued in time, an increase of 750,000 mu compared with the previous year. The winter wheat planting plots were effectively implemented, laying the foundation for a bumper grain harvest next year.

He said: "The planting of winter wheat in our district has started from north to south in early September and is expected to end in late October."

　　Xu Tao also said that Xinjiang is going all out to grasp the "autumn management" and "autumn harvest".

Agricultural and rural departments at all levels insist on providing agricultural production services online and offline in multiple ways, follow up on the management of crops in the field and vegetable production in late autumn, carry out classification guidance and technical services for agricultural production according to the time and place, and do a good job in cotton harvesting machinery. Prepare for transportation and harvesting, organize cross-regional operations of agricultural machinery in an orderly manner, and reserve agricultural materials such as winter wheat seeds in a timely manner to ensure timely harvesting of crops in the field.

　　According to him, as of September 9, Xinjiang has harvested more than 2.19 million mu of autumn grain crops, an increase of 170,000 mu year-on-year.

Among them, the corn area accounted for more than 90%, and the harvested area of ​​soybeans, potatoes and other crops was higher than the same period last year.

Cotton is expected to enter the stage of large-scale harvesting in mid-to-late September.

The area of ​​vegetables in the field is more than 1.7 million mu, and the planting area of ​​winter vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, carrot and Qiamagu has exceeded 1 million mu, and the actual area has exceeded the planned area, which provides a strong guarantee for the supply of winter vegetables in Xinjiang.

　　In addition, Xu Tao also said that since the outbreak of the current round of the epidemic, agricultural and rural departments at all levels in Xinjiang have regarded efficient coordination of epidemic prevention and control and stable production and supply of agricultural products as the most important and urgent task in the near future, adhered to the problem orientation, and made every effort to promote various tasks. .

Overall, the current situation of agricultural production in the region is stable, and the supply of vegetables, meat, eggs, milk, and aquatic products is sufficient, which ensures the consumption demand of residents, especially the stable market supply during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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