Full Industrial Chain Layout Boosts Grain Production and Farmers’ Income in Dezhou, Shandong
According to provincial agricultural news outlets, summer sowing and field management campaigns are in full swing across Shandong Province. Dezhou stands as a core pillar of the Qilu Granary, holding consistent provincial rankings for grain output with the highest per-unit yield and second-largest total grain production across Shandong. The city is the first prefecture-level region nationwide to record annual grain output exceeding one tonne per mu and a total harvest above ten billion jin.
Shandong Provincial Agriculture Group, the provincial flagship enterprise advancing high-quality modern agriculture across the province, has anchored major industrial deployments in Dezhou to build integrated agricultural value chains and lift agricultural development standards.
Dawn breaks over the Lu Liang Modern Grain Industry Demonstration and Promotion Project site, where construction teams maintain non-stop progress. A full complex of modern grain storage warehouses has been erected within just fifteen months. Classed as a key provincial project designed to secure the whole province’s grain supply chains, the facility sits in Jiaomiao Town of Qihe County, the core zone designated for 1,500-kilogram grain yield per mu. Covering 200 mu of land, the site carries a planned total storage capacity of 300,000 tonnes, ranking among Shandong’s largest single integrated modern grain storage and logistics hubs.
Shandong Provincial Agriculture Group undertakes statutory provincial grain reserve management and comprehensive policy-based grain trading operations. It has built the country’s first full-category reserve portfolio covering wheat, corn, rice, soybeans and edible oil products, with reserve facilities spread across fifteen prefecture-level cities in Shandong. Six dedicated grain depots operate within Dezhou, delivering a combined storage capacity of nearly 800,000 tonnes. These facilities enable freshly harvested grain to be safely stored locally, converting Dezhou’s high-yield grain advantage into sustained industrial gains and reinforcing the city’s central role within regional grain security frameworks.
Display stands at Dongyujia Village farmland showcase leading corn varieties including Ludan 510, MY73 and Denghai 605, all promoted across Dezhou’s twelve counties and districts by the group’s local Dezhou subsidiary. Targeted at lifting grain yields under the 1,500-kilogram yield per mu initiative, the firm has created a four-tier joint operation alliance model focused on stabilising planting acreage and boosting per-unit output. High-quality wheat, corn and cotton seed varieties have been rolled out across more than 310,000 mu of farmland, reaching 1,200 agricultural operators and 16,000 rural households. Wheat seed supply schemes have generated over 23 million yuan of extra income for local farming households.
Rural prosperity hinges on tangible income growth for agricultural workers. Zhike Agricultural Service, a subsidiary of the provincial group, runs a premium agricultural service brand and a structured “1+3+N” socialised farming service system. In Lingcheng District of Dezhou, the enterprise has formed joint service alliances with 56 village collectives and specialised cooperatives. Demonstration plots for high-grade wheat stretch across 20,000 mu, while contracted managed farmland covers more than 100,000 mu, with elite seed varieties accounting for over 95 per cent of cultivated land. The service network radiates outwards to a further 300,000 mu of premium wheat fields, opening dual revenue streams for village collectives and individual farmers without forcing full-time labour input on every farm task.
Expanded agricultural processing and streamlined distribution networks form central pillars of industrial chain upgrading, alongside mechanisms lifting agricultural returns and household earnings. In Yucheng of Dezhou, Shandong Provincial Agriculture Group has formed a joint venture with local private sector food manufacturer Dezhou Luying Food Co., Ltd., establishing Shandong Luliang Food Development Co., Ltd. The joint venture runs a production line with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of premium food fillings, extending the grain industry scope beyond raw grain purchasing, storage and trading into high-value food manufacturing. Annual planting areas for coarse grains and beans linked to the factory exceed 50,000 mu, generating over 80 million yuan of agricultural output and creating more than 100 local on-site employment roles for rural residents.
The provincial agricultural group will keep scaling up the replicable full industrial chain model piloted in Dezhou. Operational frameworks will continue to raise comprehensive agricultural productivity and industrial chain efficiency, solidifying stable supply of grain and key agricultural goods. Locally tailored industry schemes will maintain steady income growth
