Increases in Output of Major Agricultural Products
(10,000 tons)
Variety |
1949 |
1978 |
1999 |
grain |
11,318 |
30,477 |
50,839 |
cotton |
44.4 |
216.7 |
383.1 |
oil-bearing crops |
256.4 |
521.8 |
2,601.2 |
sugarcane |
264.2 |
2,111.6 |
7,470 |
sugarbeet |
19.1 |
270.2 |
864 |
flue-cured tobacco |
4.3 |
105.2 |
218.5 |
tea |
4.1 |
26.8 |
67.6 |
fruit |
120.0 |
657.0 |
6,237.6 |
meat |
220.0 |
856.3 |
5,960.9 |
aquatic products |
45 |
466 |
4,122 |
(Source: website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)