date:Jun 05, 2014
grain is estimated at 27.67 million ha this year, almost 70,000 ha more than in 2012.
This year, more than 14 million mechanical harvesters will be used for 92 per cent of the harvesting work.
Shen Hongyuan, senior analyst of the Zhengzhou Grain Wholesale Market, said that China's wheat harvest was important in keeping the world's wheat price stable.
The Chicago agricultural commodity futures traded lower on Friday in response to the forecast.
The price of wheat closed at $6.27 per bushel, d