Winter wheat harvest underway in Shandong

Farmers in Shandong province, a major winter wheat production area in China, have started to harvest their crop.

A harvester collects wheat in the fields of Zhuwangkong village in Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Jilin/For chinadaily.com.cn]

The area of winter wheat fields in the province has reached 4 million hectares, 8,000 more than last year, according to the Shandong Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Farmers harvest wheat in the fields of Zhuwangkong village in Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Jilin/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers harvest wheat in the fields of Zhuwangkong village in Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Jilin/For chinadaily.com.cn]

(chinadaily.com.cn)