China's largest soybean grower to increase acreage in 2022
Planted area to increase by 666,667 hectares
3 January 2022
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China's soybean output dropped sharply last year as farmers decided to grow more corn because it was more profitable, reported Reuters. China's 2021/22 soybean output was forecast by the agriculture ministry to fall 16.3% from 2020/21.
The ministry had estimated the land planted to soybean in 2021/22 at 8.4 million hectares.
The country's agriculture ministry told an annual central rural work conference last week that China should stabilise grain production, and to boost production of soybean and oilseeds.
