China's grain output rises 0.9 pct in 2014(3/6)

A farmer checks crops in a paddy field in Shaoshui Township, Quanzhou County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept 24, 2014. China's grain output expanded 0.9 percent from last year to hit 607.099 million tonnes in 2014, marking 11 years in a row of grain production increase, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Dec 4, 2014. (Xinhua/Wang Zichuang)