Summer wheat harvest in N China
2011-06-13 13:12:56 GMT2011-06-13 21:12:56(Beijing Time)
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Photo taken on June 13, 2011 shows a combined harvester reaps wheat in Jishan County, north China's Shanxi Province.(Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Photo taken on June 13, 2011 shows a combined harvester reaps wheat in Jishan County, north China's Shanxi Province.(Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Photo taken on June 13, 2011 shows a farmer winnows the wheat chaff in Jishan County, north China's Shanxi Province.(Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Photo taken on June 13, 2011 shows farmers have the reaped wheat loaded on a truck in Jishan County, north China's Shanxi Province.(Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Shanxi Province is expected to harvest 2.48 billion kilograms of wheat this summer, an increase of 160 million kilograms or seven percent over the same period of last year.
It is the eighth year in a row for the province to see its wheat production increase, according to local government.
