The rice at the high-quality rice base in Gangzha district, Nantong, has recently been harvested, with the output enjoying a stable increase this year.

With the help of agricultural machines, the harvesting of the 100-hectare barley plantation is expected to be done in three days. The harvesting of 433 hectares of wheat is expected to start May 20.

Cao Tanxin, a branch manager at a local agricultural company, said the company has cooperated with local cooperatives and all the barleys will be reaped by machines. A harvester can complete 0.67 hectare of barley an hour.

Cao added that the efficient machines can reap the barley quickly in good weather, with output up to 6000 kilograms per hectare.

Later, the seeds of high-quality paddies will be sowed.

A harvester reaps barley in Gangzha district, Nantong. [Photo/ntfabu.com]