China food security: Critical grain harvest sees first summer drop in five years, autumn dip may follow

China’s grain output for the year is not looking good, as the summer yield is down and more extreme weather looms, analysts warn.

Particularly worrisome is that the autumn harvest, which accounts for 75 per cent of China’s whole-year grain production, as they say it is at risk of being lighter due to adverse weather – the primary factor blamed for the first decline in China’s summer harvest since 2018.