date:May 26, 2014
Wheat farmers in China's Hubei province have begun to harvest the 16.82 million mu (about 1.1 million hectares/ 2.7 million acres) of local wheat fields.
Above, a reaper cuts wheat in the field in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei province, on May 20, 2014, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Farmers collect the harvested wheat in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei province earlier in the week.
Global Wheat Production
According to USDA's World Markets and Trade report released in May,