China's grain output tops 680 bln kg in 2021

A farmer harvests wheat in the fields of Qianzhuanmen Village, Fucheng County, Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, June 13, 2021.(Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

China's grain output reached nearly 1.37 trillion jin (683 billion kg) this year, up 2 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.