84.07 Billion Jin! Inner Mongolia’s Grain Output Rises to Fifth in the Nation, Achieving a New Leap

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on December 12, 2025, Inner Mongolia’s grain output has remained above 80 billion jin for two consecutive years, reaching 84.07 billion jin in 2025. The total output rose from sixth to fifth nationwide for the first time, with an increase of 2.06 billion jin over the previous year, ranking second in the country, achieving a “22 consecutive bumper harvests” and setting a new milestone in grain production. The sown area reached 105.671 million mu, an increase of 494,000 mu from the previous year, ranking first nationwide. The average yield of grain crops reached 795.6 jin/mu, climbing two places in the national ranking from 16th to 14th, with a per-mu yield increase of 15.9 jin, ranking fourth among major producing areas. The region has achieved a positive trend of “increase in total output, area, and yield.” As the technical backbone ensuring grain production, the Inner Mongolia Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technology Promotion Center has consistently anchored its strategy on being a “National Important Agricultural and Livestock Product Production Base,” integrating technology promotion across the entire grain production chain to help fill China’s “bowl” with more high-quality Inner Mongolian grain. 1. Integrating the “Four Quality” Approach Strengthening the foundation of high yields Technology: Utilizing socialized services to focus on key agricultural production links, supporting large-scale yield improvement, covering over 35 million mu. Technologies such as dense maize planting, precise soybean ridge cultivation, and nine other major technologies were applied over 54.23 million mu. Fertilization: Established 56 core demonstration zones for precise fertilization and 51 “seedling-based fertilization selection” platforms. Seed: Built 60 “seed selection” platforms, promoted 60 leading varieties, achieving over 98% coverage of quality seeds. Joint breeding programs resulted in six crop varieties being included in the national recommended variety catalog. Nine national and five regional seed production counties and regional seed multiplication bases were built, covering 1.5 million mu. Soil: Reclaimed 440,000 mu of saline-alkali land, implemented 21.6 million mu of conservation tillage on black soil, and protected over 9 million mu of black soil. Machinery: Subsidized 4,547 high-performance seeders and 4,008 harvesting machines. Applied over 60,400 Beidou navigation-assisted driving systems, covering more than 40 million mu. The comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting is expected to reach 91%. 2. Strengthening Efficient Water Use Building a strong support for grain production Water-fertilizer integration is treated as the “primary project” for yield improvement, promoted through the “Four Movements and Four Promotions” model. In 2025, 2.71 million mu of new water-fertilizer integration tasks were completed, with a cumulative integrated area of 33.68 million mu. Water-saving reached 30% per mu, fertilizer-saving 10%, and comprehensive benefits increased by 270 yuan/mu. Newly built high-efficiency irrigation projects covered 2.149 million mu, converting 1.548 million mu from pipe irrigation to drip irrigation. Total high-efficiency irrigation area reached 52.2 million mu. Multi-level training covered 45,000 participants, and six regional technical models were promoted with the support of an academician team, laying a strong foundation for water-efficient yield improvement. Next Steps The Center will continue to focus on “large-scale yield improvement” as the main task, support the new round of grain production capacity enhancement and the “Increase Hundred, Break Thousand” project, deepen research on the integration of the “Four Quality” technologies, and promote balanced large-scale grain yield increase. With better technology and more practical services, Inner Mongolia will contribute more to national food security.