Over 80% of wheat harvested in Henan
河南麦收进度过八成 夏播已完成近五成
By 5 p.m. on June 7, a total of 72.748 million mu (1 mu equals 0.067 hectares) or 85 percent of wheat has been harvested across the Central China's Henan province, with 118 thousand combine harvesters working in the fields every day, said a source from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Henan on the same day.
6月7日，记者从河南省农业农村厅获悉，截至当日17时，河南已收获小麦7274.8万亩，约占全省种植面积的85%，日投入联合收割机11.8万台。
Specifically, wheat harvest in South Henan, including Xinyang, Nanyang and Zhumadian, has been basically completed. Meanwhile, wheat harvest in Henan's eastern, central and western areas is progressing smoothly. Wheat harvest in Zhoukou has been basically completed and in Luohe has almost come to an end. More than 90 percent of wheat has been harvested in Kaifeng, while more than 80 percent in Shangqiu, Pingdingshan, Luoyang, Xuchang and Zhengzhou. North Henan has become the main wheat harvest area now.
其中，豫南麦区信阳、南阳和驻马店麦收基本结束；豫东豫中和豫西麦区加快收获进度，周口麦收基本结束，漯河麦收接近尾声，开封麦收过九成，商丘、平顶山、洛阳、许昌、郑州麦收超八成；夏收主战场正加快向豫北转移。
Harvest is followed by planting. By June 7, 45.18 million mu or 49.6 percent of arable land has been sown, 10.15 million mu on average. 34.53 million mu of grain crops have been sown, including 29.39 million mu of maize, 3.68 million mu of rice and 0.93 million mu of soybeans. Besides, 6.72 million mu of peanuts and 2.84 million mu of vegetables and melons have been sown.
夏收连着夏种。截至6月7日，河南夏播面积4518万亩，占计划播种面积的49.6%，日进度1015万亩。粮食作物已播3453万亩，其中玉米2939万亩、水稻368万亩、大豆93万亩；花生已播672万亩；瓜菜已播284万亩。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/刘晓波 编译/赵汉青 杨佳欣 审校/李文竞）