In 2023, China's grain output will hit a new record high, stabilizing at more than 1.3 trillion kilograms for nine consecutive years. But China'sgrain supply and demand are still in a "tight balance" state.

Northeast region has made a particularly prominent contribution to increasing grain production in the past decade or so. An important prerequisite is continued expansion of the sown area to exceed the target to add 100 billion kilograms of grain production capacity, says Zhang Xinyu, "China News Weekly" reporter.