Beijing, China - Sept 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Zhu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (starting with shot 2):
"Grain production remained stable and increased. The summer grain output surpassed 150 billion kilograms for the first time, and the early-season rice output held steady at over 28 billion kilograms for the sixth consecutive year. With large-scale harvesting of autumn grain currently underway, a bumper harvest for the whole year is within reach."

Xunwu County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of farmer driving harvester to reap rice in paddy
5. Various of unhusked rice being poured onto truck

FILE: Xingtai City, Hebei Province, north China - June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of wheat
7. Various of harvesters reaping wheat
8. Various of wheat being threshed; farmers working

China is expected to secure a bumper grain harvest this year after record summer grain production, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Zhu said Tuesday.

The country's summer grain output reached 150.7 billion kilograms this year, up 0.7 percent from a year earlier, marking the first time the figure has topped 150 billion kilograms by July, according to official data released that month. The country is on track to meet its annual grain output target of around 700 billion kilograms.

"Grain production remained stable and increased. The summer grain output surpassed 150 billion kilograms for the first time, and the early-season rice output held steady at over 28 billion kilograms for the sixth consecutive year. With large-scale harvesting of autumn grain currently underway, a bumper harvest for the whole year is within reach," Zhang said.

Targeted assistance measures have been put in place for all 2.5 million people nationwide identified as being at risk of returning to or falling into poverty, according to the minister.