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China's early rice yield for 2009 sets eight year record

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, since both the area and average yield per mu of early rice increased this year, China's total early rice yield will hopefully reach 66 billion kilograms, hitting an eight year record high. The area for... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 27 2009

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