On May 23, a news conference was held by the Information Office of the People's Government of Henan Province to brief on work arrangements related to summer planting and harvesting.

Photo taken on May 21 shows a large combine harvester busy working in a wheat field in Majie village of Jiaozuo city, Henan province. [Photo by Liu Jinyuan]

Statistics show that the sown area of Henan's summer grain crops has remained above 85 million mu (1 mu equals about 666 square meters), which is basically the same as that of last year. The crops grow very well and foretell a good harvest this summer. Besides, 4 million agricultural machines will put into use, including 180 thousand combine harvesters and 800 thousand seeders. So far, all preparatory work has been basically completed. Large-scale harvest work will be launched around May 28. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Reporter: Song Xiangle Translator: Zhao Hanqing Proofreader: Ding Lan)