Lu Xiutao, head of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: We have now entered a critical period for the formation of autumn grain output.

Director Lu Xiutao of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 17th that, currently, there are still over two months before the large-scale harvest of autumn grains. We have entered a critical period for yield formation, as well as a period where natural disasters are more likely to occur. To achieve a bumper autumn harvest, we must overcome several obstacles.