China drought, heavy rains spark concern over grain supply as Xi Jinping launches campaign against food waste

Standing amid his sodden field sown with peanuts, Wang Wei pulls a clump of green leaves from the mud and frowns as he looks at the tiny, underdeveloped pods at the base of the plant.The peasant from Baoshang village in the central Chinese province of Henan grumbles they are much too small to ensure a good autumn peanut crop. Already reeling from a poor summer wheat harvest following drought in May and early June, heavy rain now threatens to hammer Wang's output with a “double blow”.“I can’t…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3097623/china-drought-heavy-rains-spark-concern-over-grain-supply-xi