China's autumn grain output to hit record high

 China's autumn grain output to hit record high

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's grain output this autumn is likely to hit a record high and bring a ninth year of consecutive¹ growth in the annual output, an official with the Ministry² of Agriculture (MOA) predicted on Friday.

The acreage for growing grain crops is expected to expand by around 733,300 hectares to 111 million hectares this year, while the yield per unit will continue to rise to a record high, said the official, who declined to be identified.

Despite the anticipated harvest, grain prices will go up mildly this year because of increasing production costs and government policies to support prices that are aimed at stabilizing³ farmers' income, according to the official.

China's summer grain output reached 129.95 million tonnes this year, up 3.56 million tonnes, or 2.8 percent, from last summer, official figures showed.

The country's grain output in 2011 rose to a record high of 571.21 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent, marking the eighth consecutive year of growth.

Yields of autumn grain reached 412.18 million tonnes in 2011, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句