CCTV News (News Network): Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on August 22 showed that in 2025, the national early rice production reached 57.03 billion jin, an increase of 680 million jin over the previous year, an increase of 1.2%. As the main production areas, early rice production has further increased this year.

The yield level of early rice has improved. This year, local governments have actively promoted the large-scale rice yield improvement action to increase the proportion of concentrated seedling cultivation. The yield of early rice exceeded 400 kilograms for the first time, achieving a yield of 400.8 kilograms per mu, an increase of 5.8 kilograms per mu over the previous year, an increase of 1.5%.

This year, the drought in some areas was severe during spring sowing, which affected the timely transplantation of early rice. However, with a series of policies, early rice sowing still remained stable, with the sowing area reaching 71.143 million mu, stable at about 71 million mu for six consecutive years.