China to build more granaries  

李克強主持國務院常務會議 部署糧食收儲等工作

國務院總理李克強6月25日主持召開國務院常務會議，部署做好糧食收儲和倉儲設施建設工作。會議指出，做好糧食收儲既是當前緊迫工作，也是長期任務，事關重大。要多措并舉，加強收儲和倉儲設施建設，確保糧食顆粒歸倉。 [查看全文]

China will step up efforts to purchase and store grain and build more granaries as its grain output rises, according to an official statement on Wednesday.

In 2014 and 2015, the country should build new grain-storage facilities capable of holding 50 billion kg of grain, concentrating them in its northeast and south, said the statement, issued after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.

The meeting concluded that China should innovate in financing for granary construction by guiding social capital to participate in the process.

It should also support the construction of storage buildings with drying facilities by farmer cooperatives and major specialized farming households in the main grain-producing areas.

In 2013, China's grain output rose 2.1 percent from a year earlier to 601.94 million tonnes, marking the 10th consecutive year of growth. (To stay up to date with the latest China news, follow XHNews on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/XHNews and Xinhua News Agency on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency.)