China's early rice output saw a 2.7% increase this year as per unit yield improved, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. The output reached 28.02 million tons, up 723,000 tons from 2020.

国家统计局8月25日发布数据显示，2021年全国早稻总产量2802万吨，比2020年增加72.3万吨，增长2.7%。

Despite a slight decrease in cultivation area due to droughts in southern China and adjustment in crop structure, the per unit area yield of early rice increased 3% year on year, according to Li Suoqiang, an official from NBS. A bumper summer harvest and an increase in early rice production have laid a solid foundation for stable grain production for the year and provided strong support for a good start to the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), Li said.

早稻单产水平有所增加。国家统计局官员李锁强分析，由于我国南方部分地区天气干旱影响早稻适时移栽，以及种植结构调整减少早稻种植，早稻播种面积有所下降，但2021年全国早稻单产仍比上年增长3.0%。他表示，夏粮丰收和早稻增产奠定了全年粮食稳定生产的基础，为"十四五"开好局、起好步提供了坚强有力的支撑。