URUMQI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Corn procurement by northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region hit a record high of 7.44 million tonnes last year, according to the regional food and strategic reserves bureau.

 

The bureau said Xinjiang's grain output also reached a record high of 20 million tonnes in 2023. The planting area of corn, a major autumn grain crop in the region, achieved rapid growth, increasing at a rate of over 20 percent year on year.

 

Data shows the number of registered enterprises involved in the purchases of autumn grain reached 326, indicating an active market last year.