Record Wheat Yields Achieved Across Anhui State Farms Group as Summer Planting Operations Commence
Per Xinhua News dispatches, Anhui State Farms Group has fully wrapped up its winter wheat harvesting campaign by early June, with comprehensive technological upgrades, intelligent machinery deployment and integrated supply chain coordination delivering marked improvements in crop output and operational efficiency across all affiliated farmlands.
The total harvested wheat area spans 1.55 million mu, including 319,000 mu of land within formal reclamation zones. New wheat varieties selectively bred by the group have posted landmark yields during on-site weighing tests. At Jiagou Farm, the self-developed cultivar Wankengmai 66 registered a verified output of 780.1 kilogrammes per mu, outperforming surrounding independent farm plots by nearly 39 per cent and setting an all-time regional production record. Longke 1109 reached 854 kilogrammes per mu at Longkang Farm, representing a 19 per cent year-on-year uplift in yield. Socialised agricultural services delivered by Datangwei Farm generated a measured yield of 602.7 kilogrammes per mu for Yangmai 25, creating an average production gain of 100 kilogrammes per mu for cooperating local growers.
Systematic full-cycle agronomic oversight underpins the consistent yield expansion drive, aligned with the national strategy to secure grain supply through agricultural technological innovation. Standard cultivation protocols for staple crops, formulated exclusively for Anhui’s reclamation territories, are enforced across all growing zones, bringing together refined land preparation, precision drilling and stress-resistant crop management techniques. Dedicated field advisory teams deliver consistent on-site guidance to optimise seedling development, while targeted pesticide and nutrient applications known locally as the triple protection regime for wheat are deployed with pinpoint timing. Demonstration blocks covering one thousand and ten thousand mu have been established to showcase high-standard growing practices, alongside inter-farm benchmark assessments measuring production costs, final yields and technical implementation standards. At Pancunhu Farm, unified management of rain-fed wheat cut direct production expenditure by 10 per cent against internal cost benchmarks, while average yields climbed 22 per cent year on year; select high-performance plots recorded a verified harvest of 700.7 kilogrammes per mu.
Robust logistical and mechanical safeguards have been rolled out to streamline the entire harvesting workflow. A total of 562 sets of updated farm machinery have been commissioned, prioritising large-scale, multi-functional intelligent combined harvesters that complete multiple farming tasks in a single pass. Full mechanisation of wheat reaping is achieved across all fields, with grain loss during harvesting rigidly capped below one per cent. Longkang Farm has integrated big data analytics, Beidou satellite positioning and smart agricultural machinery to build a synchronised monitoring network linking aerial observation, ground sensors, equipment and field staff. Meteorological readings and real-time machinery movement data feed automated harvesting schedule planning, lifting operational efficiency by 50 per cent and trimming manual labour expenditure by 60 per cent.
Cross-domain resource co-ordination eliminates bottlenecks during the tight harvest window, with centralised scheduling of harvesting equipment, grain storage depots, drying facilities and labour teams, paired with pre-arranged fuel supply chains and real-time meteorological risk alerts to enable rolling harvest as soon as crop ripening thresholds are met. Yanhuai Farm completed reaping across 1.117 million mu of wheat – incorporating 221,000 mu within reclamation boundaries – over a seven-day period, finishing two full days ahead of pre-set schedules. Shouxihu Farm brought in the full 53,400 mu of its wheat acreage in just five days.
End-to-end industrial co-ordination bridges on-farm cultivation and market distribution. A unified framework for grain purchasing, warehousing and trading has been fully implemented, with formal co-operation established alongside Anhui Grain and Material Reserve Support Centre and the Southern Wheat Trading Marketplace. Customised commercial services including listed spot trading and direct settlement at field collection points unlock stable market access for all grain stocks under the group’s control, creating a clear commercial pathway from reliable grain cultivation to competitive market pricing. Socialised agricultural service arms have procured 139,700 tonnes of fresh grain directly from field producers, with 19,700 tonnes listed for public trading platforms; 20,600 tonnes of grain have been recovered from a branded grain base covering 300,000 mu in Funan County.
Large-scale summer planting programmes are now advancing across the reclamation network, with a planned sowing footprint of 1.54 million mu, of which 397,000 mu sits within state farm territory. Mechanical rice transplanting is scheduled to cover 170,000 mu, supported by seven newly installed automated seedling raising production lines. All rice seedling cultivation and transplanting work is brought fully in-house, marking a complete shift away from outsourced third-party processing. Independent oversight of every seedling production stage stabilises sapling quality and aligns transplant timings precisely with agronomic windows, while cutting labour overheads by half.
Agricultural service teams continue to refine intelligent growing infrastructure and standardised field management frameworks across the group’s holdings. Trading departments adjust grain listing volumes and pricing frameworks to match seasonal supply and demand shifts, while technical divisions roll out further smart farming equipment upgrades to extend the efficiency gains demonstrated during the recent wheat harvest cycle.
