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There hasn't been much snow in winter wheat-producing regions of 皇冠体育app over the past three-and-a-half months, and rainfall has only been about average. Still, the nation's imports aren't set to change much this year, industry experts said.

Winter wheat in 皇冠体育app is usually planted between September and November, and harvested in the summer or early autumn of the following year.

The winter crop accounts for more than 90 percent of 皇冠体育app's total wheat output.

The nation's main winter wheat-producing provinces include the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and Henan - all on the North 皇冠体育app Plain - which account for 70 percent of total winter wheat production.

Other prime growing areas are Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in the Yangtze and Huaihe river valleys, respectively.

Total precipitation has been light in all of these areas this winter, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

Ding Lixin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, said that current conditions in the North 皇冠体育app Plain wouldn't harm the country's wheat output this year.

"After grappling with various extreme weather conditions for decades, 皇冠体育app has implemented a number of measures.

"These include increasing supplementary irrigation facilities to compensate for the negative impact of [water shortages] to keep the staple food supply and demand in balance.

"The nation also provides timely allocations to support farmers' incomes and subsidize the costs of diesel, fertilizer and pesticide," said Ding.

To reduce the damage caused by drought in parts of the spring wheat-planting areas, 皇冠体育app enlarged winter wheat production areas in the North 皇冠体育app Plain and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, among other steps.

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