Henan province, China’s leading wheat producer, announced this week that it will be allocating 100m yuan ($16 million USD) to help control wheat scab and stripe rust diseases.
Wheat prices in China have been firm recently. In Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan, prices have risen by 7.9% in the past three months to 2,860 yuan/ton ($452 USD/ton).
In Hubei province, the Ministry of Agriculture recently sent teams to inspect current wheat situation.
They reported that 92% of the crop is rated in first ...