BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's summer grain output reached a record 150.75 million tonnes this year, surpassing the 150?million?tonne mark for the first time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday.

The country has now developed more than 66.7 million hectares of high-standard farmland in total, which has supported consecutive record harvests, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Xingwang told a press conference.

China's autumn crop planting area has risen slightly in 2026, laying a solid foundation for another bumper harvest, Zhang said.

In the first half of the year, China also stepped up efforts to invigorate its seed industry. Domestically bred crop varieties now account for over 95 percent of the total planted area. ■