FarmersdriveharvestersthroughawheatfieldinSanjingVillageofLinyiCity,eastChina'sShandongProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyZhangChunlei/Xinhua)BEIJING,May27(Xinhua)--Morethan60millionmu(4millionhectares)ofwheat,ornearly20percentofthenationaltotal,havebeenharvestedinChinaasofMondayevening,asthecountryaimstostabilizeitsgrainoutputandmaintainfoodsecurity.Varioussupportsarebeingprovidedtofacilitatethewheatharvestacrossthecountry,accordingtotheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralAffairs.Theweatherwillbesuitableforcollectinganddryingcropsinthecomingdays,theChinaMeteorologicalAdministrationhasforecasted.China'sgrainoutputrose1.3percentyearonyeartoarecordhighof695.41milliontonnesin2023,whichwastheninthconsecutiveyearthatthecountryreportedagrainharvestofover650milliontonnes.Thenationalwheatoutputcameinat136.59milliontonnes,down0.8percent.TheChinesepeopleseektoholdtheirricebowlsfirmlyintheirownhands,andhavemadecontinuouseffortstothatend.Toencouragefarmerstogrowgrain,thecentralgovernmentincreasedtheminimumpurchasepricesofwheatandricein2023,andimprovedgrainsubsidypoliciesforcornandsoybeanfarmers."Wewillimprovethesystemsforgrainproduction,storageandprocessing,andtakecomprehensivestepstoconsolidatethefoundationoffoodsecurity,"accordingtothe2024governmentworkreport.AdronephotoshowsfarmersdrivingharvestersthroughawheatfieldinFenghuangVillageinTongyangTownship,ChaohuCityofeastChina'sAnhuiProvince,May26,2024.(PhotobyMaFengcheng/Xinhua)AdronephotoshowsharvestersinawheatfieldinLiuzhuangTownshipofQueshanCounty,centralChina'sHenanProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyGongHuajing/Xinhua)AfarmerdrivesaharvesterthroughawheatfieldinLetuTownshipofMengchengCounty,eastChina'sAnhuiProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyHuWeiguo/Xinhua)AdronephotoshowsaharvesterworkinginawheatfieldinSanheTownshipofHongzeDistrict,Huai'anCityofeastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyWanZhen/Xinhua)AfarmerdrivesaharvesterthroughawheatfieldinJinxingVillageofYuxinTownship,JiaxingCityofeastChina'sZhejiangProvince,May26,2024.(PhotobyJinPeng/Xinhua)AfarmerdrivesaharvesterthroughawheatfieldinDongjiazhuangVillageofLinyi,eastChina'sShandongProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyWuJiquan/Xinhua)FarmersdriveharvestersthroughawheatfieldinShuitunTownshipinZhumadianCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyMiShan/Xinhua)AdronephotoshowsharvestersinawheatfieldinCuilouVillageofLiangyuanDistrict,ShangqiuCityofcentralChina'sHenanProvince,May27,2024.(PhotobyLiHeng/Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.